Ranchi, Dec. 1 -- Former India Star Ravichandran Ashwin said that while everyone wants Virat Kohli back playing Tests for India, his decision to retire was his choice, and it should be respected. Ashwin remarked that such decisions are never instinctive and that if someone like Virat has chosen to retire, it must be a deliberate one.

Fans witnessed Virat Kohli at his absolute best during the first India vs South Africa ODI at Ranchi on Sunday where he smashed a record ton-- his 52nd in ODIs. Virat scored 135 runs off 120 balls, including 11 boundaries and seven sixes. There were speculations that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) might request Virat Kohli to reconsider his Test retirement. His recent ODI century only inten...