McGregor took to his official social media handle by sharing a story which read, "Enjoy retirement, brother Virat! Huge congrats on a stellar cricket career!". Virat Kohli represented India for 14-long years in Test cricket, in which he dominated every opponent that he faced in whites
Conor McGregor, Virat Kohli (Pic: File Pic)
Team India stalwart Virat Kohli recently announced his retirement from the longest format of the game.
Following his retirement, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Conor McGregor congratulated the global cricketing star on his incredible Test career.
McGregor took to his official social media handle by sharing a story which read, "Enjoy retirement, brother Virat! Huge congrats on a stellar cricket career!".
Virat Kohli represented India for 14-long years in Test cricket, in which he dominated every opponent that he faced in whites.
Kohli, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of the game, tops the list of Indian cricketers with the most double centuries in Test cricket. Having played 123 Tests, Kohli has scored seven double tons, followed by former cricketer Virender Sehwag, who has six double centuries.
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To date, he stands as the most successful Indian captain in the longest format of the game. The veteran comes second on the list after Sunil Gavaskar to score the most runs in a series by any Indian captain. Kohli has scored 655 runs during the 2016-17 Test series against England. Gavaskar tops the list by 732 runs in the 1978/79 Test series against West Indies.
The 36-year-old holds the top spot on the list of most runs scored by an Indian captain in a Test innings. During the Test series against South Africa in 2019, the right-hander registered a score of an unbeaten 254 runs, which to date stands as the highest score by any Indian captain in a Test innings.
Virat Kohli led Team India in 68 Test matches and has registered 40 victories, 17 losses and 11 draws. His stint as an Indian captain in Test cricket came to an end with a win percentage of 58.82.
Concluding his Test career, Virat featured in 123 matches and scored 9,230 runs. With 30 centuries, the veteran also had 31 half-centuries under his belt. His career best score in the longest format of the game is an unbeaten 254 runs.
Under his captaincy, Team India dominated the top spot on the Test team rankings for 42 consecutive months. During the captaincy stint, the Indian team also stayed unbeaten in Test series at home and won 10 out of 11 series under him.
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