Navjot Singh Sidhu seeks divine intervention to bring Virat Kohli out of Test retirement: ‘If God granted me one wish…’

Key Highlights

• Kohli, 37, widely regarded as one of the finest Indian Test captains, retired from his favourite format earlier this year, just days before the squad announcement for the series against England.
• Virat Kohli retired from Tests in May 2025.
• (PTI) Kohli's decision came on the back of a horrendous Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia Down Under, where he kept chasing deliveries bowled in the fourth stump channel.
• He did score a century in the series opener in Perth, but his campaign went downhill post that as the batter struggled against the moving ball, failing to curb his instincts of chasing the deliveries bowled well outside the off stump.
• Also Read: Virat Kohli signs ball, gets clicked with Gujarat spinner who dismissed him in Vijay Hazare TrophyHis decision to bid adieu to Tests came out of the blue, and no one was prepared for Kohli to say goodbye to a format he championed throughout his career.