Virat Kohli may have stepped away from Test cricket, but his legacy continues to resonate across formats. With 9,230 runs, 30 centuries, and 31 fifties in 123 Tests at an average of 46.85, Kohli’s red-ball career was nothing short of spectacular. While he has already bid farewell to T20Is following India’s World Cup win in the Americas, he remains available for ODI duties.

However, according to former India coach Ravi Shastri, once Kohli exits cricket completely, he is unlikely to stay connected with the game in traditional post-retirement roles. In his column for Sportstar, Shastri revealed that Kohli isn’t the type to pursue coaching or a career behind the mic.

“He is still available for ODIs, but once he’s done, he’ll walk away,” Ravi Shastri noted. “He’s not the kind who will coach or turn broadcaster. I’ll miss him during the England Test series. He was a warrior—always fighting, never backing down.”

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One of Kohli’s greatest Test performances came during the 2018 England tour, where he silenced critics by amassing 593 runs across five matches. It was a complete turnaround from his forgettable 2014 tour, in which he managed just 134 runs in five Tests. Shastri credited Kohli’s mental shift for the transformation.

“He rebuilt himself after 2014. That century at Edgbaston was built not on flair but on fortitude,” wrote Ravi Shastri. “He played James Anderson with discipline, mastering patience over flamboyance. That was the moment he became a legend.”

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Kohli’s exit from Tests marks the end of an era. But it’s clear—when he walks away from cricket entirely, it’ll be on his own terms, far from the commentary box or coaching bench, just as fiercely independent as he’s always been on the field.