Suniel Shetty pens a stirring note to Virat Kohli on his Test cricket retirement

On Monday Suniel took to his X formerly Twitter and penned a heartfelt note for Virat who is one of Indiarsquos legendary cricketersYou didnrsquot just play Test cricket VirathellipYou lived it You Honoured it breathed fire wore your heart on your sleeve and your passion like armourThe roar The grit The obsession The HeartTake a bow champ The redball rests but your legacy races on imVkohli pictwittercomjXkL6o55e1mdash Suniel Shetty SunielVShetty May 12 2025Sharing the picture of Virat celebrating a century from an earlier match the actor wrote ldquoYou didnrsquot just play Test cricket Virathellip You lived it You Honoured it breathed fire wore your heart on your sleeve and your passion like armour The roar The grit The obsession The Heart Take a bow champ The redball rests but your legacy races on imVkohlirdquoSunielrsquos soninlaw KL Rahul is Viratrsquos teammate in the Indian squad the two have played all the formats togetherMeanwhile on Monday Virat surprised everyone when he announced his retirement from Test cricket He took to his Instagram and wrote ldquoItrsquos been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket Honestly I never imagined the journey this format would take me on Itrsquos tested me shaped me and taught me lessons Irsquoll carry for life Therersquos something deeply personal about playing in whites The quiet grind the long days the small moments that no one sees but that stay with you forever As I step away from this format itrsquos not easy mdash but it feels rightrdquoldquoIrsquove given it everything I had and itrsquos given me back so much more than I couldrsquove hoped for Irsquom walking away with a heart full of gratitude mdash for the game for the people I shared the field with and for every single person who made me feel seen along the way Irsquoll always look back at my Test career with a smile 269 signing offrdquo he addedVirat Kohli made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2008 Prior to this he impressed everyone as the captain of the India national under19 cricket team when he spearheaded the team to clinch the Under19 Mens Cricket World Cup in the same yearVirat made his Test cricket debut against the West Indies in 2011 He is considered one of the most successful captains of the Indian Test cricket team His last Test appearance was against Australia on January 3 2025 at the Sydney Cricket Ground Kohlis retirement from Test cricket follows his teammate another batting legend Rohit Sharmas departure from Test cricketThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params