Overview
- In an InsideSport interview, Manoj Tiwary said an "atmosphere was created" that left Virat Kohli with no option but to leave Test cricket.
- Tiwary rejected Sanjay Manjrekar's assertion that Kohli walked away from the hardest format to play the easiest one and called that charge unfair.
- Clips of Tiwary’s remarks were widely shared on social platforms, renewing discussion around Kohli’s Test exit and the broader debate over format difficulty and India’s batting transition.
- Kohli has retired from T20Is and Tests but continues in ODIs, where he scored 240 runs against New Zealand, including a 108-ball 124 in Indore.
- Kohli has not provided new public detail on his decision, and no corroborating evidence has been presented to support claims of external pressure.