Virat Kohli has shown his intent to retire from Test cricket by writing to the BCCI. According to The Indian Express, Kohli has expressed his desire to call it quits from Test cricket, but the top officials have asked him to reconsider his decision. Although the news came shortly after former Indian Test skipper Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket but according to sources, Kohli has been in talks with the BCCI for the past month. Virat has 9230 runs in the Red ball format. Pakistan’s Younis Khan has been way ahead of Virat Kohli in the Test cricket format.
Also Read: RELEASED! When Will BCCI Appoint The New Test Captain For Team India? Find Date Inside
Younis Khan’s Test Career
Younis Khan is a Cricketer from Pakistan who plays for Pakistan. Younis Khan was born Nov 29, 1977, and at the age of 48 in 2025. Younis Khan is a batsman from the province of Mardan, North-West Frontier Province, batting right handed. To date in his Test career, Younis Khan has played 118 tests, which has given him an average of 52 and 10,099 runs in his 118 matches. Multiple times, Younis Khan pounded the ball 1,083 fours and 70 sixes during his Test career; in an event in January 1970, Younis Khan played his last Test match without scoring runs off balls.
Khan’s ODI Career
In his ODI career, Younis Khan has played 265 matches and has amassed 7,249 runs with an average of 31. Younis Khan reached 580 fours and 55 sixes during his ODI career. One of his latest ODI games was played in January 1970, where he added the runs off. Younis Khan has participated in 25 T20 games so far and has scored 442, with an average of 22. Younis Khan has scored 31 fours and 12 sixes in his T20, which he scored in his last T20 match where he scored runs off balls against in January 1970.
Virat Kohli’s Test Career
Virat Kohli has played 123 matches in his Test career and registered 9,230 runs at a strike rate of 47. Virat Kohli has smashed 1,027 fours and 30 sixes in his Test career. In Jan 2025, he played his latest Test match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, where he scored 17 off 69.
Kohli’s ODI Career
To date, Virat Kohli has played 302 matches in his ODI career with a total of 14,181 runs to his credit at an average of 58. He has scored 1,325 fours and 152 sixes during Odi career. In one of his ODI matches played in Mar 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he hit 1 run off 2 balls. Virat Kohli has so far played 125 T20 matches and he has scored 4,188 runs at an average of 49. In his T20 career, Virat Kohli has managed 369 fours and 124 sixes. In their most recent T20 game against South Africa at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, played on Jun 2024, Virat Kohli scored 76 runs from 59 balls for his team.
