The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Qualifier 1 went Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s way, with the franchise securing a dominant 8-wicket victory against the Punjab Kings. However, Virat Kohli didn’t have a big role to play in his team’s victory, at least with the bat, as he departed after scoring just 12 runs. Despite chasing a paltry score of 102 runs against PBKS, the RCB stalwart played some unwanted shots, as he departed for 12 runs off 12 balls on the bowling of Kyle Jamieson.
While RCB’s victory in the match prevented a big debate around the manner of Virat’s dismissal, it still managed to send a signal to fans over the ‘reason’ behind the batter’s recent retirement from Tests.
Kohli, ahead of the resumption of the IPL, announced his decision to quit Test cricket, a format he loved the most. The decision came after the star batter had an incredibly poor tour of Australia and also struggled to get going for Delhi upon his return to the Ranji Trophy.
Kohli’s inability to craft a fool-proof plan against 5th and 6th stump delivery had caused him plenty of trouble of late in red-ball cricket. Seeing him depart in the same manner, this time in IPL against Jamieson, fans saw it as the ultimate reason behind his decision to quit Test cricket.
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