'I think he should go to England': Mohammad Kaif's big statement on Virat Kohli amid retirement rumours

Former India skipper Virat Kohli has reportedly informed the BCCI about his desire to retire from Test cricket. This after India skipper Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the longest format on Thursday. However, Kohli is yet to make an official statement. read more

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has made a strong statement about Virat Kohli’s future amid retirement rumours. Ever since India skipper Rohit Sharma announced retirement from Test cricket, there have been reports suggesting that Kohli might do the same very soon.

India are scheduled to play a five-match Test series against England from 24 June onwards. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to announce the Indian squad for the crucial series next week. It will mark the start of the new cycle of World Test Championship (WTC) for India.

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Kaif wants Kohli to delay retirement

Mohammad Kaif believes that Virat Kohli is relaxed now and thinking seriously about calling time on his career. However, Kaif feels Kohli should not retire yet and instead go to England to prove himself one more time.

“Virat Kohli is in a relaxed mood. He is thinking about retirement. I think he should go to England, prove his point and end his career on a high note,” Kaif said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Kaif praised Kohli’s performance in big matches, especially in the 2023 ODI World Cup and 2024 T20 World Cup. Kaif said it would be fitting for Kohli to end his career on a good note and not out of frustration.

“Because the work he did in World Cup Finals, he should end his career on a good note. Why is he thinking about retirement out of helplessness? Because there was a game that had been troubling him for many years. Outswing ball. Where Outswing ball came, he was out many times,” Kaif added.

He further explained that this outswing problem had haunted Kohli throughout his career no matter where he played.

“It was such a trouble that he couldn’t get over it. In his career, he went to England and got out there. In Australia, he got out here. At home, against New Zealand, he got out on a spin. He tried a lot,” he said.

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Is Virat Kohli gonna retire from tests? pic.twitter.com/i0OkZa8ErU — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 11, 2025

Kohli, who has been India’s batting mainstay for more than a decade, has not yet made any official announcement about retirement. But there have been multiple media reports that about his desire to retire from the longest format after already having hung his boots in T20Is.

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