Twitter flooded with emotions after Virat Kohli’s Test retirement

Virat Kohli announced his test cricket retirement on Monday and ended his long 14-years career. His journey has been a long consistent and full of remarkable milestones, he has played a total of 123 Test matches and scored 9230 runs in the red ball format with an average of 46.85.

Kohli expressed his desire to retire from the format earlier this week and communicated to the BCCI about his decision to retire from the longest format of the game. The board initially asked the player to reconsider his decision and then revert to the same. However, after a long discussion with the BCCI and several influential figures, Virat Kohli has finally decided to retire from Test cricket on May 12. 

“whites will never shine the same again.” Twitter Reacts

As soon as the King announced his retirement from Test Cricket, ‘X’ was filled with a wave of heartfelt messages and reactions. Fans and cricket analysts flooded the platform with the messages of gratitude reminiscing about his impactful 14-year career in the red ball format. From Tweets about his career stats to his cover drives, some posted about his records applauding him while some others expressed that test cricket would feel incomplete without his aura. Below are some of the Twitter reactions to Virat Kohli’s retirement.

Ben Stokes reacts to Virat Kohli retiring from Test cricket. pic.twitter.com/4Ef7pPCeRb

— Naeem (@NaeemCeption) May 21, 2025

THE FINAL TEST HUNDRED OF VIRAT KOHLI

🚨 THE FINAL TEST HUNDRED OF VIRAT KOHLI 🚨 pic.twitter.com/uZdSW1AUBF

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 12, 2025

Thank You, Virat. #269  

Test Cricket will never be the same again!

Thank You, Virat. #269 👑

Test Cricket will never be the same again! 🥺 pic.twitter.com/7eAYipnzp1

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 12, 2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

With every cover drive, every roar, every battle — you gave your heart to Test cricket.

Thank you, Virat Kohli, for the unforgettable moments and making this format feel alive.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

With every cover drive, every roar, every battle — you gave your heart to Test cricket.

Thank you, Virat Kohli, for the unforgettable moments and making this format feel alive. ❤️#ViratKohli #Tests… pic.twitter.com/MWTagOZEGJ

— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) May 12, 2025

That Walk. That Jersey. That Aura. 

test cricket will never feel complete again

That Walk. That Jersey. That Aura.

test cricket will never feel complete again ❤️‍🩹 pic.twitter.com/jTJLP6Kw97

— rea (@reaadubey) May 12, 2025

The numbers will say 30 centuries.

But they won’t say how he batted like a gladiator at Perth, or captained like a lion at Lord’s.

Indian Test Cricket saw it’s golden period under Virat Kohli

The numbers will say 30 centuries.

But they won’t say how he batted like a gladiator at Perth, or captained like a lion at Lord’s.

Indian Test Cricket saw it’s golden period under Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/uh0wOD5FUz

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 12, 2025

Thank you Kohli for the unforgettable Test memories. You’ve been the best test cricket captain, we ever had (up for debate against the world). 

Thank you Kohli for the unforgettable Test memories. You’ve been the best test cricket captain, we ever had (up for debate against the world). #TestCricket | #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/v1qEUFYkMg

— Xavier Uncle (@xavierunclelite) May 12, 2025

In the world where T20 cricket was emerging, you made us fall in love with Test Cricket. Test Cricket will miss you King. 

Thank you for everything

The GREA-TEST OF ALL TIME

In the world where T20 cricket was emerging, you made us fall in love with Test Cricket. Test Cricket will miss you King.

Thank you for everything ❤️

The GREA-TEST OF ALL TIME 🐐 pic.twitter.com/GwL5WkczR3

— Aarav (@god_vk18) May 12, 2025

It was an honor to watch you play Test Cricket boy

It was an honor to watch you play Test Cricket boy 🫡 pic.twitter.com/M22domRDHP

— arfan (@Im__Arfan) May 12, 2025