Ahead of the England tour, Virat Kohli has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of his decision to retire from Test cricket. While Kohli hasn't announced his retirement from the format and BCCI has asked him to reconsider his decision, the County Cricket Championship's social media handle shared a video of England seamers flattening stumps. The caption of the video "We don't blame you Virat", taking a dig at the 36-year-old.
Here's the video County Cricket Championship posted on social media replying to a video of Kohli's old interview on Sky Sports -
Reacting to the news, former India batters Ambati Rayudu, Navjot Singh Sindhu and West Indies legend Brian Lara have urged Kohli not to retire from Tests.
Kohli's previous tour of England
On the last tour of England, Kohli scored 218 runs from seven innings at an average of 31.14, including two half-centuries. He has 1,096 runs on England soil in the format, including two centuries and five half-centuries. He has recovered well after the forgettable tour of England in 2014.
New India Test captain yet to be named
The BCCI is yet to announce India's Test squad for England tour which will kick off on June 20. After Rohit Sharma's retirement, a new captain is yet to be named as well. As Jasprit Bumrah's fitness is an issue, top-order batter Shubman Gill is the front runner for the top job.
ECB gives clear picture about Test squad
Meanwhile, England Cricket Board (ECB) has announced a 13-member squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe which will also work as a warm-up before the series against India. Stokes is making a return after the injury he sustained during the New Zealand tour.
England had named Jordan Cox in the squad but he got injured while scoring a century for Essex in the County Championship match against Somerset. After the 24-year-old was ruled out of the one-off Test, England named 21-year-old James Rew as his replacement. Rew averages over 52 in the ongoing season.
England Test squad for one-off Zimbabwe Test -
Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, James Rew, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.