New Delhi, May 12 -- Former cricketer Atul Wassan sang a verse in India's batting mainstay Virat Kohli and stood with his decision to retire from Test cricket, even though he felt the 36-year-old would dazzle in England next month.

The world stood silent on Monday morning when Virat dropped a heartfelt note to call it a day on his distinguished Test career. Former cricketers felt there was still enough left in Virat's tank to have a dance in England. However, the days of speculation came true, and Virat bid adieu to the longest format of cricket.

Wassan, who has seen Virat take the first steps on the ladder of success, classified him as one of the players who brought a paradigm shift in cricket by redefining the standards of red-ball cr...