Overview
- Sidhu posted on Instagram that his one wish would be for Kohli to return to Test cricket, praising the 37-year-old’s fitness as “that of a twenty year old.”
- Kohli has said he will not reverse his May 12, 2025 Test retirement and intends to continue only in One Day Internationals.
- Officials have publicly downplayed talk of a red-ball return, with no move initiated to facilitate a comeback.
- Kohli’s 2025 ODI form has been strong, rebounding from a brief lean patch in Australia to score consecutive hundreds in South Africa and finish with 651 runs at 65.10.
- He ended his Test career with 123 matches, 9,230 runs at 46.85 and 30 centuries after a difficult Border-Gavaskar tour that preceded his decision, and he now prepares for an upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.