New Delhi, May 18 -- Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Sanjay Bangar "tried to reason" with stalwart Virat Kohli about his decision to retire from Test cricket, considering he still had "good years" left in him.

Just over a month before India's high-stakes tour of England, the 36-year-old batting maestro bid adieu to the Test format with a heartfelt note on Instagram, days after his long-time compatriot Rohit Sharma retired from the format.

It was a "sad day" for the former India batting coach, who has worked and monitored Virat's progress during their time together in the IPL and the Indian team.

According to Bangar, the Indian stalwart had made up his mind; he was convinced about the "timing" of it, and that there was "no...