For the past two days, one question was echoing among cricket fans. Will Virat Kohli retire from Test cricket? The rumor spread so fast on social media that the BCCI finally had to issue an official clarification.
How did the rumor start?
Virat Kohli scored a brilliant century of 135 runs in the first ODI against South Africa. It was during his explosive innings that a big hoax spread on social media, Virat Kohli is retiring from Test cricket and BCCI is persuading him to come back.
These claims continued to spread like a whirlwind, but now the BCCI has dismissed them as false
Clarification of BCCI
BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia gave an official statement on the issue. He said: “Whatever retirement rumors are doing the rounds about Virat Kohli, they are completely false. BCCI has not discussed retirement with Virat and is not going to. Do not take this news as credible.”
Why did the talk of Virat's return start?
India suffered a 0–2 clean sweep in the Test series against South Africa. As the batting of Team India did not go well in the two Tests, questions were raised on the shot selection of the young players. After that there was a demand on social media to bring Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma back to the Test team.
Based on these rumours, media reports claimed that the BCCI was in talks with Virat and Rohit about coming back from retirement — but the BCCI has flatly denied it.
How is Virat Kohli's performance now?
Whether Virat Kohli returns to Test cricket or not, one thing is clear that he is currently in great form in whatever format he is playing.
With his 52nd ODI century in Ranchi, Virat broke Sachin Tendulkar's record for most centuries in a single format. Fans hope that he will maintain the same performance in the coming ODIs as well.
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