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WATCH: 'Retirement kyu lia? Main cricket hi nahi dekhunga...' - Fan turns emotional as Virat Kohli arrives Mumbai Airport after retirement
@Source: sports.info
Indian cricket paradigm witnessed a generational change in the last week as two legendary cricketers and former skippers, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, announced their retirement from Test cricket. This entire shocking turnaround of events unfolded only within five days as Rohit announced his retirement on Wednesday, May 7, followed by Kohli announcing the same on Monday, May 13. Advertisment Even after a day of Kohli"s retirement from the longest format of the game, the fans are still pouring out their emotions on social media in every possible way. In the same vein, a fan encountered Virat Kohli when he arrived at Mumbai Airport on Tuesday, May 13, a day after announcing his Test retirement. The fan seemed to be very emotional while speaking to Kohli, and it was also reflected in the words he said to former India skipper. “Apne Galat kiya, retirement kyu lia? Main cricket hi nahi dekhunga ab. Test cricket ap ke lie hi dekhta tha main. (You did wrong. Why did you retire? I will not watch cricket now. I only used to watch Test cricket just because of you.” The fan was heard saying this to Kohli in a video shared on social media. The video of a fan sharing his emotions directly with Virat Kohli also went viral on social media as soon as it was shared by a user on X (formerly Twitter). Here"s the video: A glorious career came to an end Virat Kohli"s retirement from Test cricket marked the end of an era of cricketing brilliance and dominance in international cricket. The Indian batting legend played 123 Tests and scored 9230 runs in 20 innings, with a brilliant batting average of 46.85, hitting 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries. Besides that, the 36-year-old also smashed seven double centuries in his glorious Test career, alongside achieving the feat of scoring six double centuries within just 18 months. Also Read: Retired or pushed out: The curious case of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli"s abrupt Test retirement
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