Former chairman of selectors Madan Lal is taken by surprise by Virat Kohli’s decision to retire from Test cricket. “I am a bit surprised because there was definitely some cricket left in him. He could have taken a call after the England series. I don’t think his form was the same as five years back, but it’s difficult for it to be the same,” Madan Lal told mid-day on Monday. 

The former India all-rounder, however, emphasised that Kohli’s decision to quit Test cricket had nothing to do with his form or fitness: “I think he’s mentally tired. Though I feel he could’ve continued for one or two more years, depending on his fitness and performance, I believe that after the last series in Australia, mentally he must have decided this.”