Cricket legend Virat Koli as announced retirement from te Test format of te game.In an illustrious career ning 14 years, te 36-year-old Koli played 123 Tests, scoring 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85.Wile e excelled in te sorter formats of te game -- One Day Internationals (ODI) and T20s - e left an indelible mark on Test cricket, leading te Indian team in 68 Tests between 2014 and 2022, winning 40 and losing 19.In 2018-19, e became te first Indian Test captain to defeat Australia on teir ome ground.Koli first played for te Indian Test team in 2011 and ad a modest beginning, not scoring is first century until is eigt Test.But between 2016 and 2019, e scored 16 of is 30 test centuries - in te most difficult ground conditions - and eclipsing is generation's top players.Koli retired from T20 internationals in 2024 after India won te World Cup, but is likely to continue playing ODIs.is retirement from te Test format marks te end of an era in Indian cricket."As I step away from tis format, it's not easy - but it feels rigt," Koli said in an Instagram post.Follow BBC News India on Instagram, YouTube, X and Facebook
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