In May 2025, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket. Some understood his decision, some criticised, but everyone was heartbroken. Amid all this, one person who backed him wholeheartedly was Anushka Sharma. She shared a post in collaboration with Virat Kohli that read – “They’ll talk about the records and the milestones — but I’ll remember the tears you never showed, the battles no one saw, and the unwavering love you gave this format of the game. I know how much all this took from you. After every Test series, you came back a little wiser, a little humbler — and watching you evolve through it all has been a privilege.
Somehow, I always imagined you’d retire international cricket in whites — But you’ve always followed your heart, and so I just want to say my love, you’ve earned every bit of this goodbye.”
