Virat Kohli should be given Bharat Ratna, BCCI should do a special retirement match, says former CSK star | Mint

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina said Virat Kohli should be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civil honor, in recognition of his services to Indian cricket. Kohli recently announced its retirement from Test cricket and sent shockwaves through the world of Indian cricket. Raina spoke on the sidelines of the Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru match on Saturday, Raina said during the comments: “Virat Kohli must be honored with the Bharat Ratna Award for his contribution to Indian cricket,” the former left hand also submitted for BCCI and his coach with a Retirem His family and his coach. “I also feel like he had to get a retirement match in Delhi. His family and coach would have been there to support him. After doing so much for the country, you communicate with him because he deserves a pension match. ” Raina added. Sachin Tendulkar is especially the only sportsman who has received the Bharat Ratna so far. He is also the youngest recipient of the award, after receiving it at the age of 40 in 2014. While the BCCI may not have arranged a retirement match for Kohli, RCB fans paid tribute to one of the biggest legends in Indian cricket Friday, when Chinnaswamy Stadium became white. Fans wore Kohli’s iconic Indian jersey with the number 18 at the back and stopped great posters that expressed their love for the cricketer. Virat Kohli in Test cricket: Kohli has long been considered one of the strongest proponents of Test cricket. Most experts also agree that the unanimous focus of India’s star player on the winning test matches brought the longest format of cricket into the spotlight and made it attractive to a whole new generation viewers. The 36-year-old ended his career in tests as the fourth highest run for India with 9.230 runs in 123 games with an average of 46.85 and 30 centuries in his name.