Overview
- Navjot Singh Sidhu posted on Instagram that his one wish would be for Kohli to return to Tests, praising the 37-year-old’s fitness and calling him “24 carat gold.”
- Kohli officially retired from Test cricket on May 12, 2025, concluding a 123-Test career with 9,230 runs and 30 centuries.
- The former captain finished 2025 with 651 ODI runs from 13 innings at an average of 65.10, including consecutive hundreds in South Africa.
- After a Player of the Match performance in Ranchi against South Africa, Kohli stated he would remain an ODI-only international and does not plan a U-turn.
- Some outlets have reported talk of a BCCI approach, but officials have not confirmed any such move and no Test comeback plan is verified.