'Sad we won’t get to see Virat one last time this summer' - Rishi Sunak on Kohli's retirement from Test cricket

The retirement of Virat Kohli from Test cricket has led to a whole spectrum of personalities and former cricketers celebrating the great career of the former India skipper and legendary batter. Kohli played some incredible knocks and achieved numerous historical feats in the 14 years he represented the Indian Test team.

Notably, a factor that would disappoint the fans is that the 36-year-old world-class cricketer won’t be seen in the upcoming Test series against England, an opponent he has played hard against. This disappointment was shown in a recent tweet by former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who had mentioned that it would be sad not to see Virat play one last time during the English summer.

“Sad we won’t get to see @imVkohli one last time this summer. He has been a legend of the game: a superb batsman, an astute captain, and a formidable competitor who always understood the true value of Test cricket," Sunak wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Rishi Sunak@RishiSunak

Sad we won't get to see @imVkohli one last time this summer. He has been a legend of the game: a superb batsman, an astute captain and a formidable competitor who always understood the true value of Test cricket.

04:31 PM · May 12, 2025

66.9K6.6K

Virat Kohli’s record in England

Speaking of Virat Kohli’s performances in England against the Poms, and Australia and New Zealand in the WTC finals, he has featured in 33 innings scoring a total of 1096 runs at an average of 33.21 and has two centuries and five half centuries to his name. He has had great battles with some of the best England bowlers which include the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad. 

His highest score in the English conditions is 149 which he made at Edgbaston in Birmingham in 2018. The innings consisted of 22 fours and one maximum. Despite the efforts of the Delhi batter the Indian team went on to lose the game by a margin of 31 runs in the end.