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Is Virat Kohli Returning to Test Cricket? Childhood Coach Fuels Rumours
Cricket Gully | May 21, 2026 12:39 PM CST

Virat Kohli   retired from Test cricket on May 12, 2025, after representing India in 123 matches in the longest format. And still, even after more than a year since he left, fans really want to see Kohli come back to the Test arena for India once again.

 

The talk about a possible Kohli comeback has started moving faster again, after his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma made a rather interesting remark not too long ago. His most recent statement has, somehow, sparked fresh excitement among Indian cricket fans on social media platforms.

 

People are now talking more and more about whether Virat Kohli will return to Test cricket, especially after Rajkumar Sharma shared his views during an interview with Express Cafe. Those comments have now given new hope to millions of Indian cricket supporters who are still waiting for his return, to hit the field back.

 

After Sharma’s statement went viral, fans startaed talking online about whether Virat Kohli can, you know, return to Test cricket later on. Social media then filled up really fast with reactions from supporters who seemed desperate to see the former India captain play in whites again.

 

Kohli’s choice to retire from Test cricket in 2025 really took the cricketing world by surprise, mainly because of his big contribution to India’s success overseas. Even now, a lot of fans think the 37-year-old still has a lot left to give in red-ball cricket, like genuinely.

 

Virat Kohli had an outstanding Test career after he made his debut against the West Indies in 2011. In 123 Test matches he piled up 9230 runs, and he ended up as India’s fourth-highest run scorer in the longest format.

 

Kohli not only was among India’s best Test batters, he also sort of shifted the team’s mindset as captain. His aggressive approach and a very steady attention on fitness, made India look like a dominant side for quite a few years, both at home, and abroad, really.

 

As captain , Virat Kohli led India in 68 Test matches and picked up 40 victories, so he became the most successful Test captain India has ever had. During his time, India also climbed to the number one spot in Test cricket and stayed there for a long stretch.

 

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Who would not want Virat Kohli, one of the greatest modern-day cricketers, to come back and play Test cricket for India once again? Rajkumar Sharma’s latest comments have def increased excitement among fans, dreaming of another comeback story or whatever you want to call it.

 

Still, if we look at the present situation realistically, Kohli’s return to Test cricket seems pretty difficult, like not happening soon. The former India captain recently said he will not keep going in places where mutual trust, respect, and value no longer feel the same, to him.


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