“Salute his performance…” BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla praises Virat Kohli on retiring from test cricket

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New Delhi, May 12, 2025 (ANI): On Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test Cricket, SBs of BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla said that Virat Kohli’s contribution to Indian cricket, World Cricket and Test match format was excellent. We salute his performance. But it was totally his choice as a player to take retirement as BCCI’s policy never restrict any one.He said, “As far as Virat Kohli’s contribution to Indian cricket, world cricket and test cricket format has been far excellence… Superb player. His performance is superb… We salute his performance and we will miss him in test cricket. But it’s purely his personal decision. As BCCI’s policy is very clear… We don’t pressurize our any player to take retirement or not to take retirement…”

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00:05बिरिए को लिए है कूँ।

00:22बिरीजिजिन को लिए तो कुछ सोच समझ के लिए होगा।

00:25I think it's important that any player has to be able to get a retirement.

00:33This is the first decision of the player.

00:35When he wants to get retirement, when he wants to get retirement, when he wants to get retirement.

00:39When I understand that he has to be able to get retirement,

00:42he needs to be able to get retirement.

00:45He needs to be able to get retirement.

00:48He needs to be able to get retirement.

00:55He needs to be able to get retirement.

00:58The other player will be able to get retirement.

01:05He will be able to get retirement.

01:10The player can be able to get retirement.

01:17I think the player wants to get retirement.

01:20The player has to be able to get retirement.

01:25One player has the best.

01:29He has the best level of these Worlds.

01:33is a good fit in their own way.

01:37So their fitness level is very good.

01:39So they can do a good production in one day.

01:42I have to think about it.

01:45Sir, a question was,

01:47is there not going to go to this England tour?

01:49Yes, there is no way to go to this England tour.

01:51Yes, I am in England tour.

01:53In England tour, I feel like a team is going to be a big deal.

01:56Because the Rohit and Virat will not be a big deal.

01:59But the next line, the next line,

02:01the next line, the next line,

02:03the next line,

02:05the next line,

02:07the next line,

02:09the next line,

02:11the next line,

02:13the next line,

02:15the next line.

02:17As far as Virat Kohli is concerned,

02:21I think his contribution to Indian cricket,

02:23to the world cricket,

02:25and test format,

02:27has been par excellence.

02:29Superb.

02:31His performance has been superb.

02:33So salute to his performance.

02:35And we will miss him in test cricket.

02:37But it's purely his personal decision.

02:39Besides, policy is very clear.

02:41We don't pressurize,

02:43ask any player to take retirement

02:45or not to take retirement.

02:47It's purely up to the player to decide.

02:49So I think he has taken a personal decision

02:51and we all should respect that person this year.

02:53As far as fitness is concerned,

02:55he is fully fit.

02:57He is one player who is fully fit

02:59even at this age.

03:01So he can definitely contribute

03:03in one day format.

03:05And his performance has been always great,

03:09will remain great.

03:11I think he will somehow

03:13will keep on associating

03:15or contributing to Indian cricket.

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