Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket having changed the way India played

Farewell then to Test cricket for one of the best, most charismatic and influential players of my lifetime. Virat Kohli’s retirement from the five-day game was anticipated, with reports emanating from India about his intentions late last week, but that does not lessen the magnitude of the moment: the going of a figure who continued to hold Test cricket dearest of all, and to fight his country’s corner with relentless determination and pride, signals the end of an era in Indian cricket.

That he was a passionate advocate of Test cricket was clear from his retirement statement. Only days earlier, Rohit Sharma had taken his leave with a cheery but perfunctory goodbye, while Kohli’s was more personal, heartfelt and, in its way, more telling. “Test

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