New Delhi, May 12 -- Former India head coach Ravi Shastri lauded India's batting maestro Virat Kohli's illustrious Test career following his announcement of retirement from the longest format of the game on Monday.

Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, marking an end to an illustrious 14-year-old career which saw him dominate a variety of conditions, regions, and opponents in whites, both as a batter and captain.

Shastri, who served as India's head coach from 2017 to 2021 during Kohli's captaincy tenure, lauded the impact the duo had together, including historic Test series wins at home and abroad, notably the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy victory in Australia.

Speaking on Kohli's retirement, Shastri wrote on X, ...