West Indies batting legend Chris Gayle recently shared his views on Virat Kohli’s decision to retire from Test cricket. In May 2025, Virat Kohli surprised the entire cricket world by suddenly declaring his retirement from Test cricket – the format he loved the most.
The former Indian captain ended his magnificent Test career on May 12 after a brilliant tenure of 123 matches and a huge tally of 9,230 runs in his name. Reacting to Kohli’s move, Gayle believes that his former RCB team partner soon stepped out of Test cricket.
Chris Gayle called Virat Kohli’s Test retirement “Rasta very early”
The West Indies Great also mentioned that the game would feel Kohli’s absence in whites, given his height and impact on the game. Gayle described Kohli as one of the biggest figures of the game and emphasized that his retirement left zero in a large scale in the test game.
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Chris Gayle said on Youtube’s podcast on the podcast of mascot Mishra, “Yes, very quick. Very soon. You know, whatever reason, I don’t know, but cricket will miss him 100%. Cricket will miss him. Cricket is a huge, huge person for cricket’s game.”
Chris Gayle thrilled RCB’s IPL 2025 Triumph to celebrate with Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers
The West Indies Batter expressed his happiness about being part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team, which removed the IPL Trophy earlier this year.
He recalled the excitement of sharing the achievement with Virat Kohli after the IPL 2025 final, saying that it was a special moment for RCB and AB de Villiers.
Gayle further mentioned, “I am just happy that a person like Virat also picked up the trophy, because you know that there were a lot of things here and there. We went to some finals together, so I was really overwhelmed to be a part of that RCB team to lift the trophy.
In particular, Gayle and de Villiers joined the RCB festival after crushing Punjab Kings and won the IPL 2025 Trophy in June.
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When Sunil Gavaskar’s prediction is true about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Meanwhile, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has re -predicted the old prediction about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Gavaskar created the prediction during the 2012 Asia Cup, where Sachin Tendulkar played his last ODI game.
He had announced that Kohli and Rohit are the future of India during the India vs Pakistan match in Mirpur, and the mythological batsman’s prediction came true.
Gavaskar said in the commentary box, “I think we have given a glimpse of the future. The future of Indian batting. Rahul Dravid has called it one day. We do not know how long Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman are.
In particular, both Kohli and Rohit have already retired from Test and T20I cricket, and are now active only in ODI cricket. He will soon be seen in action in the three -match ODI series in Australia.
