‘I miss him’: Virat Kohli retired ‘too early’ from Test cricket like AB de Villiers, says South Africa legend Allan Donald | Cricket News
Virat Kohli’s imperious ODI returns over the last two months have prompted several pundits to urge him to rethink his Test retirement. The 37-year-old quit the format after a prolonged poor patch in the 2024 season where he averaged under 25 across 19 innings. Quitting the format with 9230 runs in May 2025, Kohli returned to the ODI rigours in October and fell for back-to-back ducks in Australia. However, the former India captain has gone on a tear since, scoring four successive fifty-plus scores in the format against the Aussies and South Africa. Turning up for the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru, Kohli also struck a century and a fifty for Delhi in the tournament. South Africa pace legend Allan Donald likens Kohli’s Test retirement to that of AB de Villiers, who quit the format at the height of his powers in 2018 at the age of 34. At the time of retirement, de Villiers was the Proteas fourth-highest run-scorer ever, averaging 50.66 with 22 centuries in 114 Tests. Donald, however, maintains Kohli is still …





