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Wasim Jaffer Questions Selection Panel Over Virat Kohli's Sudden Test Retirement
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Moneycontrol•12-10-2026, 15:58
Wasim Jaffer Questions Selection Panel Over Virat Kohli's Sudden Test Retirement
- •Former India opener Wasim Jaffer questioned the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel regarding Virat Kohli's abrupt retirement from Test cricket.
- •Kohli stunned the cricket world by stepping away from the format mid-way through the 2025 Indian Premier League while preparing for an England tour.
- •Jaffer noted that Kohli still had plenty of cricket left and stopped just short of significant milestones, including his 125th Test and 10,000 runs.
- •Kohli retired with 30 Test centuries, falling five short of reaching 35 hundreds in red-ball cricket.
- •The legendary batter's final Test series was the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, where he scored an unbeaten 100 in his final innings.
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Former India opener Wasim Jaffer questioned the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel, suggesting that Virat Kohli was bitter about his treatment and could have played more Test cricket.
Virat Kohli unexpectedly retired from Test cricket mid-way through the 2025 Indian Premier League. Before retiring, he was two matches away from his 125th Test and 770 runs short of reaching the 10,000-run mark in the format.
Following his retirement from red-ball cricket, Virat Kohli's next appearance will be in the away ODI series against New Zealand, which is scheduled to begin on November 4.
