Sanjay Manjrekar, a former Indian cricket player, praised the great batsman Virat Kohli for bucking convention and concentrating solely on winning the match following his retirement on May 12. On May 12, the star batter made his retirement public on social media.
With 123 games played and 9230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 hundreds, Kohli had an outstanding 14-year career in the red-ball format. Among Indian batsmen in Test matches, the star batsman hammered the most double hundreds.
In every aspect, he was a contemporary hero, serving as an inspiration to young players with his tattoos, six-pack abs, and cricketing style. Because he was there to win and wasn’t going to let tradition get in the way, he didn’t follow the rules of “correct” behaviour on the field.
For the Hindustan Times, Sanjay Manjrekar wrote, “But he worshipped Test cricket.”
The right-handed batter’s commitment to the Test format during the time when cricketers are least active in the setup was also commended by him. Kohli was a strong advocate for Test cricket and frequently spoke out in favour of giving the longest format priority.
“And Virat made significant investments in Test cricket during a period when the format was having a lot of trouble (and will continue to do so), demonstrating that his heart was in the right place.
Despite being extremely wealthy, he dedicated his life to Test cricket, the sport’s least lucrative format, Sanjay Manjrekar added.
“When Virat the superstar was touching new heights in Test cricket, sometimes I would feel that the format needed him more than the other way round,” he said.
In Test cricket, Kohli concluded as India’s fourth-highest run scorer, trailing only Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and Sunil Gavaskar. In the forthcoming matches, he would be seen playing while wearing the Indian shirt for ODIs.
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