After the Indian cricket legend announced his retirement from the red ball format of the game, fans have been very disheartened and shattered. Former Test captain Rohit Sharma recently announced his retirement from the Test format as well. In the previous years, including Ravichandran Ashwin’s sudden retirement from international cricket, it has been very shattering for the Indian cricket fans. Now speculations have been revolving that India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja might as well announce his retirement from the Test format.
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Virat Kohli has announced retirement from tests.#TestCricket | #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/DqKRpfM0J4---Advertisement---— Indian Cricket Team (@incricketteam) May 12, 2025
Trio T20 Retirement
After winning the T20 World Cup in 2024, the deadly trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja called it quits with the shortest format of the game and bid their farewell to the cricket fans after lifting the World Cup. The following England tour, which would kick things off from Jun,e might be the last appearance for the star all-rounders. Ravindra Jadeja has been at India’s rescue whenever the team needed him the most. The latest example of this was seen during the Brisbane Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-2025, where he scored a crucial 77 runs in the rain-hit first innings which eventually led India to secure a draw over a losing game.
Virat Kohli Test Career
Virat Kohli has played 123 matches in his Test career and scored 9,230 runs, with an average of 47. Virat Kohli has hit 1,027 fours and 30 sixes in his Test career. In Jan 2025, he played his recent Test match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, scoring 17 runs off 69 balls.
Jadeja Test Career
In his Test career to date, Ravindra Jadeja has played 80 matches to date in his Test career and has scored 3,370 runs, with an average of 35. Ravindra Jadeja has hit 330 fours and 69 sixes in his Test career. In Jan 2025, he played his recent Test match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, scoring 26 runs off 95 balls. His stellar performance with the ball has also earned him well-deserved appreciation. In 80 matches, he took 323 wickets with 7/42 and 10/110 being his best performance in an innings and a match, respectively.
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