IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli spotted in Manchester ahead of 4th Test

Even before the Test series against England began, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli shocked fans by announcing their retirements from Test cricket. Now, ahead of the fourth Test, Kohli has made his presence felt in Manchester—not in person, but through a massive poster on the walls of Old Trafford Stadium.

New Delhi: The Indian team is currently on a tour of England, where it is playing a five-match Test series against the English team. Team India is trailing 2–1 in this series. Due to which the fourth Test starting on July 23 in Manchester is very important for the team, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

However, before this match, Virat Kohli is ruling on social media once again. Even though he has retired from the Test, he is still in England. In fact, before the commencement of the Test series against England, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli surprised the fans by announcing their retirement from the Test.

After which Kohli has now been seen in Ninchester before the fourth Test. However, he does not come here, but he has a huge poster on the walls of the Old Trafford Stadium. The poster also features Virat with Virat's fast bowler Kagiso Rabada and the vice-captain of the Indian women's team and opener Smriti Mandhana.

Kohli's secret in Manchester

The poster has been put up to promote the fourth Test match between England and India starting on 23 July. Also, this poster also gives the dates of matches to be ahead. Seeing this photo of Virat Kohli, there is no place for the happiness of his fans. Also, it can be gauged how much his popularity is in England.

The poster outside the Old Trafford.

- King Kohli. 🐐 (Subhayan Chakraborty). pic.twitter.com/47U3cfJmpy

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 17, 2025

Virat was also seen in Wimbledon

For information, let us know that recently Virat Kohli reached London to watch the Wimbledon tournament. His presence there also made headlines on social media. He may be away from cricket at the moment, but his craze is seen in people from time to time. He is not just a player, but also a brand.

Team India's record in Manchester

It would not be wrong to say that Virat Kohli has a fire in Manchester, but the truth cannot be turned away that Team India's performance on this ground has been very poor. So far, the Indian team has played 9 Test matches at Old Trafford, but the team has not won a single match. Of these matches, the team lost in 4 matches, while 5 matches were drawn.

Virat is also a flop on this ground

So far, only eight Indian batsmen have been able to score centuries at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester. The last time Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin scored a century at this ground was in 1990. Virat Kohli has also flopped on this ground. He has not been able to do anything amazing on this ground; a century is far away.

In the year 2021, Virat also captained India on this ground, but India had to face defeat in that match too.