‘Bharat Ratna for Virat”, BCCI Urged for Star’s Retirement

New Delhi,  : As the cricket world still comes to terms with Virat Kohli’s decision to quit Test cricket, some of the biggest personalities in the sport have called for the cricketing great to be honoured with the ‘Bharat Ratna’. Virat dropped a bomb about his decision to say goodbye to the longest format of the game ahead of the squad selection for the England tour. The iconic batter, who is widely credited for brething fresh life into
Test cricket, didn’t even get to feature in a farewell match, much to the disappointment of his fans. Suresh Raina, former India and Chennai Super Kings cricketer, has urged the the Indian government to honour Virat with the Bharat Ratna. He also wrote to the Board of Conrol for Cricket in India (BCCI) to organise a retirement match for the batter
in Delhi, his hometown. “I feel the Indian government should award him the Bharat Ratna because he has achieved so many things for India,” he said on Star Sports. Kohli, who scored 9230 runs in 123 appearances for India in Tests, hit 30 centuries and 31
fifties over the course of his career in the whites. There were hopes that the 36-year-old would continue his exploits with the bat in England but his career took a drastic turn.

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