Following his retirement on May 12, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar praised the great batsman Virat Kohli for breaking conventional wisdom and concentrating solely on winning the match. On May 12, the star hitter used to social media to announce his retirement.
In 123 games across his 14-year career in the red-ball format, Virat Kohli amassed 9230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 hundreds. Among Indian batsmen, the great batsman crushed the most double hundreds in Test matches.
“With his six-pack abs, tattoos, and cricket style, he was a modern-day hero and an inspiration to young athletes. He didn’t follow the rules of “correct” behaviour on the pitch since his goal was to win and he wasn’t going to let that stop him. Manjrekar wrote for the Hindustan Times, “But he worshipped Test cricket.”
The right-handed batter’s commitment to the Test format during the time when cricketers are least active in the setup was also commended by him. Virat Kohli was a strong advocate for Test cricket and frequently spoke out in favour of giving the longest format priority.
“And Virat made significant investments in Test cricket during a period when the format was having a lot of trouble (and will continue to do so), demonstrating that his heart was in the right place. Despite being extremely wealthy, he dedicated his life to Test cricket, the sport’s least lucrative format, Manjrekar added.
“When Virat the superstar was touching new heights in Test cricket, sometimes I would feel that the format needed him more than the other way round,” he said.
In Test cricket, Virat Kohli concluded as India’s fourth-highest run scorer, trailing only Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and Sunil Gavaskar. In the forthcoming matches, he would be seen playing while wearing the Indian shirt for ODIs.
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