Virat Kohli’s decision to end his glittering 123-Test career ahead of the England tour and within five days of Rohit Sharma’s announcement to quit the red-ball format was met with mixed reactions.

Former India left-arm spinner and national selector Venkatapathi Raju, in whose tenure under the chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar, Kohli broke into the senior team after leading India to a U-19 World Cup triumph in 2008 told mid-day on Monday, “VK18 will be missed.”