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Virat Kohli has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he wishes to retire from Test cricket ahead of this summer's series in England, Sky Sports News understands.
The BCCI declined to comment when approached by Sky Sports News but did not dispute that Kohli had informed them of his retirement plans.
It is understood the 36-year-old told chief selector Ajit Agarkar in April of his desire to step away before the start of the 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle in June.
Agarkar and another BCCI official are set to meet Kohli again but those plans are in limbo due to escalating tensions on the India-Pakistan border with the government telling citizens not to travel between cities.
India will face Ben Stokes' England team in five Test matches, all live on Sky Sports, starting at Headingley in Leeds on June 20 and concluding at The Kia Oval in London from July 31.