India, May 12 -- Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap penned an emotional note as a tribute to cricketer Virat Kohli who announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday.

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Anurag Kashyap took to his Instagram handle and shared a never-seen-before picture of a young Virat from his early days in domestic cricket. Virat can be seen wearing a white National Academy jersey and a red cap. With the picture, the Gangs of Wasseypur director wrote an emotional caption that read, "This young man who went on to rule the pitch and our hearts. Lots of love champ. You will be missed in the test cricket."

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