Kohli ends a legendary Test career.

• Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket five days after Rohit Sharma’s announcement.

• Kohli made his Test debut in 2011 and amassed 9230 runs in 123 matches.

• His average in Tests was 46.85, with 30 centuries and 31 fifties.

• His slide in the last five years was steep, with an average of 30.72 in 39 Tests since January 2020.

• His final straw was the five-Test tour of Australia, where he scored a century in the second innings of the first Test in Perth.

• Despite not joining the 10,000-run club, Kohli left an enduring legacy as a Test cricketer.

• He played an instrumental role as India captain from 2014 to 2022, focusing on fitness and developing a core of pace bowlers.

• His most memorable achievement is India’s first-ever series triumph on Australian soil in 2018-19.