Mother… today my bat stopped. I have retired from Test cricket. You know mother… I remembered you the most in the last 15 years of Test career yesterday. By the way, tomorrow (Sunday) was your day. Mother's Day was. It is also true that you do not need any day for you. You are amazing All the mothers of the world are amazing. I remember you every moment. Mother… I made a debut in Test cricket in 2011. During this time I achieved great achievements. All this is your mother. In the last 15 years, I had never taken such a big decision on my own. But, now had to take it. Everyone has to retire one day. So I also had to take this decision. By the way, I did my mother right. And how much would he play now. Look no mother… In the last 15 years I played 123 Test matches, scored 9230 runs, scored 30 centuries. It also includes seven double centuries. Mother… Even after achieving so much achievement, I do not feel good from inside. A corner of the mind is saying that why do you Retirement Are happening You are absolutely fit. There is still a lot of cricket left in you. But, saying a corner… No Chiku… Now the time has come when you should retire. New boys will have to vacate space.
Now tell me mother. I have taken the right decision. No one else can give me good advice in this world. Mother, I remember my 2014 tour of Australia. At that time, I took the captaincy of the Test team for the first time. I scored 141 runs in Adelaide. I was adamant in that match. Our team in Australia Test Showed by winning the series.
You know mother… to what extent do I love cricket. Apart from mother and Anushka, if I love anything the most in this world Cricket Is only Cricket is situated in my verse. But, what should I do mother. Now the time had come. The new generation is ready. The cricket future of our country is very bright.
The 14 -year -old children are doing wonders in the cricket world. You must have seen 14 -year -old Vaibhav Suryavanshi batting in the IPL. What a wonderful boy He plays amazing cricket. In such a situation, now you tell me, I have taken the right decision, right?
Of course I am fully fit. I am 36 years old. But I too had made their debut in Test cricket at the age of 21. Cricket and crores of fans of this country have given me a lot of love. All these things have been given to him. But now if you do not play for them in the field, then definitely, but I have decided mother.
Well, mother one more thing. You should be happy with my decision. You complained that I do not have time. You are a botley that you do not live home. Always stays on the tour. But, now this complaint will be removed. We will all sit and fight for hours. Now I will have time time.
Let's congratulate you on Mother's Day now. I give a lot of love You are the best mother in the world. You are my mother, who has made Chiku such a big man. In such a situation, I thought why should I not talk to my mother who makes such a big man. After all,… one day there was bound to retire. So today I announced. Come on mother… Now you will get a lot of time. Vamika, Anushka we all will have fun together.
(Virat Kohli has written a post for himself on Mother's Day. This fictional letter has been prepared only on the basis of that post. It tried to understand the feeling when Virat would be taking such a big decision of his life and then remembering the mother.)