Virat Kohli Retires from Test Cricket: End of an Era?
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Virat Kohli has walked away from Test cricket — so what does it mean for India and the future of the red-ball game? Mark Chapman is joined by Steven Finn, Deep Dasgupta, and Lawrence Booth to break down Kohli’s iconic career, his lasting legacy, and who could possibly fill his shoes. They also dive into the political tensions affecting the IPL and PSL — and what this shifting power balance means for global cricket.
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| 0:44.3 | Welcome to Five Live cricket on a day when it has been confirmed that Virac Koli has announced his retirement from Test Cricket just before this summer's test series with England over the next hour. |
| 0:58.1 | We'll look at his legacy in Test Cricket. |
| 1:00.1 | We'll ask what comes next for India with the test series just over a month away. |
| 1:05.5 | We'll discuss what happens next with the IPL and the Pakistan Super League. |
| 1:09.5 | The IPL is due to resume this weekend. With us for |
| 1:14.0 | the whole show, former India test player Deep Das Gupta and the ex-England fast bowler Stephen Finn, |
| 1:19.4 | who has bowled to Koli many, many times. Is India a country very, very sad this evening? Deep? |
| 1:29.2 | Hi, Mark. Hi, Finney. |
| 1:31.5 | Yeah, I mean, yes, absolutely. No two ways about it. |
| 1:35.3 | He's been just part of the setup for so long and he's given the country which is cricket mad. |
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