India's Asia Cup winner's wish to bring 'Virat Kohli out of Test retirement' goes viral

Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has penned down an emotional note wishing Virat Kohli to come out of Test retirement. Notably, Kohli announced his Test retirement on May 12 after a dismal performance against Australia in the five-Test match series of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

He failed to continue the momentum after smashing an unbeaten century in the opener clash, and he managed to score 190 runs in five Tests. Sidhu took to his Instagram to share an emotional message to make him play cricket.

“If God granted me a wish, I’d say bring Kohli out of his retirement & make him play Test Cricket …. Nothing would give more joy and ecstasy to a country of 1.5 billion! His fitness is that of a twenty-year-old – he himself is 24 carat gold," Sidhu wrote.

Kohli's Test career

Kohli has represented India in 123 Tests, where he scored 9,230 runs at 46.85, with 30 centuries (including 7 double hundreds, a record for India) and 31 fifties. Under his captaincy, India defeated Australia on their home soil and became the first Asian Team to win a Test series on their soil.

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Kohli's recent performances

Kohli, who already retired from Tests and T20Is, is representing India in the ODIs. His last international outing came in the three-match ODI series against South Africa, where he scored two consecutive centuries and one half-century. After that, the batter played in Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) matches for Delhi, where the modern-day great scored 208 runs in two matches, including a century in the opener clash against Andhra.

Kohli's upcoming outing

Kohli will now be seen featuring in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, which is scheduled to start from January 11. There are chances that the star will also play one more Vijay Hazare Trophy match for Delhi against Railways.