New Delhi, May 14 -- Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes batting stalwart Virat Kohli transformed the way India plays Test format with his "aura, swagger, and passion".

Virat penned a heartfelt note on Monday to announce his retirement from the Test format, bidding adieu to a 14-year-long journey, just days after Rohit Sharma called it a day from the longest format of cricket, a month before India's five high-stakes fixtures in England.

In his sparkling career, Virat brought a shift in the paradigm of the Test format as a player and captain. He brought the curtains down as India's fourth-highest run-getter in the format with 9,230 runs in 123 Tests and 40 wins out of 68 fixtures as a captain.

"I have been a massive Virat Koh...