Overview

• Virat Kohli confirmed his immediate retirement from Test cricket, following Rohit Sharma's earlier departure from the format.
• Kohli's decision leaves India without its two most experienced Test leaders just weeks before the England tour begins on June 20, 2025.
• Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill have emerged as leading candidates to assume the Test captaincy, with the BCCI set to announce their decision by May 23, 2025.
• Former coach Ravi Shastri suggested Kohli may have been driven by mental fatigue, while asserting he still had two years of Test cricket left in him.
• Kohli retires as India's most successful Test captain, having led the team to 40 victories in 68 matches and the first World Test Championship final.