Shashi Tharoor, a member of the Indian Congress, recently a heartfelt request to former Indian captain Virat Kohli, urged him to reversed his test retirement and return to the team.
Currently, fans of millions of Indian cricket are probably thinking that Virat Kohli’s mind has a possible return to test his retirement calls and test cricket. During the ongoing series against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, India recalled captain Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli stepped back as India’s Test Captain in 2022, as Rohit Sharma took over the reins. The presence of Virat in the team during Rohit’s reign would not mark the zero, but recently there is a lack of Kohli’s sheer aggression and determination on the field.
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Virat Kohli asked to reverse his test retirement
Recently, in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has resonated what is in the minds of millions of Indian fans right now. India has been on the verge of defeat on English soil since 2007.
Tharoor confessed that given the game of the Indian team, he missed the presence of Virat Kohli for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, especially when India failed to break the match-winning partnership between Joe Root and Harry Brook.
“I have been remembering Virat Kohli for some time during this series, but never as much in this Test match. His patience and intensity, his inspirational appearance in the field, his abundant batting skills can probably lead a different result, maybe he is too late to call him out of retirement?
I miss @imvkohli Some time during this series, but never as much as in this Test match. Their patience and intensity, their inspiring appearance in the region, not to mention their abundant batting skills, may have a different result. Is it too late to call him out …
– Shashi Tharoor (@Shashithoor) August 3, 2025
India’s dominance under Kohli’s Test Captain
Kohli declared his test retirement on May 12, a few days after the reports, she suggested a possible retirement from the format he loved the most.
India’s largest Test Captain, Kohli, has inspired India to win 40 Tests, the highest by any Indian Test skipper, and he has the highest winning percentage among the Indian Test skippers. He was known for the aggression of his intensive region, as he won the repetition-limit-gavaskar trophy on both Indian and Australians.
However, despite his major success in many countries, Virat Kohli has gained limited success as a captain in England, as he is not among the Indian captains to win a series on English earth. Only Ajit Wadkar, Kapil Dev and Rahul Dravid are among such Indian names.
India is on the verge of loss of a tragic chain in oval
India made their way for the Oval Test, allowing England to win the series in Manchester, as two all -rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar batted completely to take India into a draw in Old Trafford.
India won a historic test at the prestigious Edgbaston Stadium; However, his tragic loss in the third Test at Lord’s Made India fell on the back leg. After the heart-breaking exam, India wants to win the Oval Test to attract Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
After the first two innings, India posted a target of 374 runs; England were also reduced to 106/3 in their batting innings. However, Joe Root and Harry Brook removed the game due to the grip of Indians, especially after missing the grip of Harry Brook near Mohammad Sirj.
He completed hundreds of his respectives; However, India made a surprising attempt tea, as England need 35 more runs to win the game on the last day, while India needs four more wickets to win it.
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