‘I’m done with it’, Kohli shuts down Test cricket comeback:Cricket legend stirred internet frenzy with series of incidents since last month

Any statement from Virat Kohli at the twilight of his career gains headlines on social media, one of which includes his return to Test cricket. One of the most dedicated ambassadors of red-ball cricket, the star cricketer has shut down the rumours once and for all. The buzz regarding Kohli’s Test comeback escalated last month, which is the same month when he announced his retirement. It all started with a former India captain gifting a red-ball-themed pair of shoes to his childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma. Then, a statement from his coach, including a much-talked-about interview alongside Ravi Shastri, each appearance or statement triggered a drive for Kohli’s red-ball comeback, but the man ended the speculations himself during the One8 event. ‘I’m done with it’: Virat Kohli on Test comeback After Kohli gifted a pair of shoes to his childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma, the latter issued a statement later on a podcast after the star player’s Test return, saying, “We are talking about it… let’s see what happens.” Then Kohli stirred the internet with the appearance alongside Ravi Shastri on a podcast wearing a sweater that many fans felt resembled traditional Test cricket attire. However, when Kohli was asked by host Danish Sait whether the pricing of the new “Red Shoe”, INR 9,230, matching the exact number of runs he scored in Test cricket, was a subtle hint about a return to the longest format, he immediately shut down the speculation. He responded, “Na na, I would rather undersell… I’m done with it (Test cricket),” he said. Virat Kohli is part of the England ODI squad, subject to fitness clearance Kohli was in superb form in IPL 2026, where he scored 675 runs in 16 matches in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) title-winning campaign. However, a hamstring injury ruled him out of the ODI series against Afghanistan, which concluded with a 3-0 India whitewash, on 20 June. Now he is part of the England ODI squad under Shubman Gill and is reportedly set to undergo a fitness test on 22 June. However, his presence is subject to fitness clearance. Virat Kohli retired from Tests in 2025 Kohli bid adieu to red-ball cricket in May 2025. Hanging up his boots, he ended one of the most celebrated red-ball careers in Indian cricket history. He finished with 9,230 runs from 123 Tests at an average of 46.85, including 30 tons and seven double hundreds.