England's leading run-scorer had a fairytale ending to his illustrious career as he scored his last Test ton against India, signing off in style.
The Indian skipper was full of praise for two centurions KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, who raised visions of an improbable victory for the visitors on the final day.
The former England skipper's tweet comes after the Indian cricket captain lost two reviews within 12 overs on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test.
Alastair Cook was unbeaten on 46 in his final Test innings as England reached 114/2 at stumps on day three for a 154-run lead over India.
Gilchrist also said he admires Kohli's aggression, though some people say he goes overboard sometimes.
The incident happened in the 29th over of India's innings when Anderson snatched his cap and jumper from umpire Kumar Dharmasena.
Alastair Cook (46*) and Joe Root (29*) were on the crease as England concluded the Day 3 at 114/2, with a lead of 154 runs against India in the fifth and final Test of the five-match series at The Oval.
The Team India captain has been a prolific run scorer for RCB in the domestic T20 league and is now just 52 runs shy of scoring 5,000 runs.
Kohli has also joined the elite list of Indian players to complete 18000 international runs which only include 'Trinity' of former cricketers; Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.
Stuart Broad and Sam Curran removed India's openers, then James Anderson and Ben Stokes tore through the middle order with two wickets each.
Stuart Broad and Sam Curran removed India's openers, then James Anderson and Ben Stokes tore through the middle order with two wickets each.
During an interview with Michael Holding for 'Sony Liv', Kohli gave his point of view on the raging debate about the team's mode of preparation.
Kohli and Root on Friday became the first to wear a unique Khadi poppy.
The former captain said that Virat Kohli owning up to the team's defeat against England shows that he is the right man to lead the team. He compared this to the statement of coach Ravi Shastri belittling past Indian teams when questioned about the te
In the fifth and final Test match of the tour, skipper Virat Kohli chose to bring fresh talent Vihari in the playing XI, replacing all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
In Pakistan's big win in the Champion Trophy final, Ali did not get to bowl to Kohli, who was snapped up by Mohammad Amir.
India were repeatedly bowled out during the Test series as England grabbed an unassailable 3-1 lead with the fifth and final Test starting here at the Oval on September 3.
India went down by 60 runs in the fourth Test at Southampton to give the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, the defeat leaving the country's cricket fraternity disappointed.
The England captain said Cook does not want too much fuss about his retirement day but if ever there was a time for it, "it's now".
A scoreline of 2-3 will definitely look much better than 1-4 and India will any day take Test win.
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