Alastair Cook To Retire after India vs England 5th Test: Virat Kohli & Co Give Guard of Honour, Wins Heart With the Gesture (Watch Video)

After playing for England for about 12 years, Alastair Cook has decided to retire. On Monday, the English batsman said that he was playing his last test match at the Oval against India. Cut to today, needless to say, it was quite an emotional morning for his fans and teammates who have seen him take on the ground in the last match. Amidst all this, Team India decided to give him the guard of honour. Alastair Cook announces retirement 

Virat Kohli and company stood in a line and clapped as he moved past the ground. Keaton Jennings sneaked from the side of the visitors as they paid respects to the player. The official handle of England Cricket Board shared the video on their official handle. Check it out below:

The gesture impressed the netizens and team India earned praises from the Internet users. “Proud moment for a player when Indians gave standing ovations,” read a tweet.

“I wish india will win this match....love from pakistan special for v.kohli,” read another post.

Another tweet read, “So well deserved. Thank you India for the guard of honour. So relieved when he got off the mark. Phew! #ENGvIND #AlastairCook.”

“Kohli has been magnificent this series and great gesture from him, bat well Chef and give him something to chase in their innings,” read a post.

Another post read,” It was incredible to watch it gave me goosebumps! Very thoughtful from the Indian team!”

With a single from the second over, Cook completed 1000 runs at the Oval and becomes the third Englishman to have 1000-plus runs at two venues in England.  He is also the third-highest test-scorer against India after Clive Llyod and Ricky Ponting. Check out the live scorecard of the match here.  

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