Virat Kohli's rare record: Teammates he never batted with

August 16, 2025 Credit: Getty

Kohli Test retirement

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Kohli's last international outing

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Kohli's upcoming outing

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Virat Kohli's unique record

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Yuzvendra Chahal

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Ashish Nehra

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Praveen Kumar

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Munaf Patel

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Mohit Sharma

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Arshdeep Singh

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