Not BCCI, THIS is massive reason for Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests, it involves...
In these collection of pictures, we try to find out the real reason behind former India captain Virat Kohli's real reason behind Test retirement earlier this week.
Former India captain Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, Kohli has already retired from T20I cricket last year.
Reports suggested that Virat Kohli wanted Test captaincy back for India's five-Test tour of England from next month. But that is reportedly not the case why he decided to retire.
Virat Kohli wasn't concerned about his batting form before Test retirement. According to Delhi Ranji coach Sarandeep Singh, he was preparing himself for the tour of England.
Virat Kohli had expressed concerns about BCCI's decision on bringing family on foreign tour after Border Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia earlier this year.
Indian Test captain Rohit Sharma also announced his Test retirement earlier this month before Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli is reportedly not happy with the dressing room environment in Indian team, especially when it comes to the Test format, according to media reports. Kohli was reportedly feeling stifled when it came to Test cricket.
Virat Kohli could be hinting at differences with head coach Gautam Gambhir. BCCI didn't have any role to play in Kohli's retirement.
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