“Congratulations to my Biskoti …” The old RCB Pal Virat Kohli wins the internet by AB de Villiers

One of the most prestigious figures in the cricket world on Monday, Virat Kohli came to a standstill, declared his retirement from Test cricket, curtaining a luxurious red ball career, with 123 matches, 9,230 runs, 30 centuries and 31 fifty. Kohli, 36, confirmed the news through a emotional post on Instagram, which reflects his 14 -year journey to the white of India. This was followed by a sense of emotions from the cricketing globe, with colleagues, rivals, legends and fans to pay tribute to a person who changed the face of Indian Test cricket forever to pay tribute to a person for floods. AB de Villiers, Kohli’s long -time friend and former RCB team partner to give the first response, “Congratulations to my biscoti Virat Kohli on an epic test career! Your determination and skills have always inspired me. True legend!”

Congratulations to my biscot @imvkohli On an epic test career! Your determination and skills have always inspired me. true legend! #Viratkohli pic.twitter.com/2dnnlrzsri

– AB de Villiers (@Abodevilliers17) May 12, 2025

Jhulin Goswami, who bowled India completely, fully covered Kohli’s presence in the whites: “There was something about Virat Kohli in the whites. It was not just skills. It was an intention. It was intended. He wanted to survive. He wanted to dominate. To win.

There was something @imvkohli In the whites. It was not just skill. This was the intention. He did not want to survive. He wanted to dominate. For victory.
And in this process, he gave us 14 -year unforgettable memories. Best wishes for your journey ahead #Viratkohli pic.twitter.com/gtairc1l00

– Jhulan Goswami (@jhulang10) May 12, 2025

Former India -spinner Harbhajan Singh, who shared a dressing room with Kohli during his early days of his career, posted: “Virat, we have shared that era … faced grinding together, lived with pride and lived with pride.

There was something @imvkohli In the whites. It was not just skill. This was the intention. He did not want to survive. He wanted to dominate. For victory.
And in this process, he gave us 14 -year unforgettable memories. Best wishes for your journey ahead #Viratkohli pic.twitter.com/gtairc1l00

– Jhulan Goswami (@jhulang10) May 12, 2025

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, under whom Kohli made his late progress in Test cricket, kept it short, but Hardik, “the lion’s passion with a man! You will remember you you cheek,” he wrote on X.

Even the highest areas of the cricket administration accepted the retirement leaves of zero Kohli. In a rare personal post, ICC President J Shah said: “Congratulations to Virat Kohli for a stellar test career. Thanks to make the pure format champion during the rise of T20 cricket and establish an extraordinary example in discipline, fitness and commitment. To establish an extraordinary example in your speech. All this is said in your speech – you all said – you played with heart, grit, and innovation.”

Kohli’s retirement moves closely even after Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin, which reflects a major infection in Indian Test cricket, which declares the exit from the red-ball format.

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