In a heartfelt announcement that greatly impacted cricket followers, Virat Kohli, on Monday morning, shed tears live during a presentation. The Kohli-King has, in the last decade and a half, received immense recognition at the global stage and shared a post on Instagram revealing he will no longer play Test cricket, thus retiring after fourteen astonishing years in the “gentleman’s game”. What also marveled people was the caption of his post where he added the hashtag “269”.
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The importance of “#269” is speculative and yet remains jaw dropping. It depicts the number of which Kohli’s unique Test cap lies, hinting he isn’t the only fan to miss the beauty of the game endorsing a journey that is splendid along with Indian cricket caps. The number indicates the order in which players have received Test team eligibility. Kohli received his Test cap after debuting against the West Indies on 20th of June, 2011, in Kingston, Jamaica. With stating the hashtag in his farewell message, Kohli through a “silent” statement was reminding people of his cricket history and “his place” in history all the battles he faced, alongside the joy and honor to don the cherished white jersey.
Kohli has participated in 113 test matches and has accumulated 9230 runs with his batting average being 48.67. Not to mention his remarkable record seamlessly returns in 30 Test centuries and 31 half-centuries, similarly his phenomenal number record of best scores standing as 254 against South Africa in Pune.
