India, June 1 -- With each passing day, the realisation that Virat Kohli has retired from Test cricket continues to hit hard. And just imagine how tough it'll be when, at the fall of India's second wicket in the first Test against England in Headingley starting June 20, No. 18 no longer walks out to bat. Irrespective of who it is - comeback man Karun Nair or India's newly-appointed captain Shubman Gill, no Kohli at No. 4 promises to be a tough pill to swallow.

But hey, there is some hope after all. There is a chance that Kohli returns for India in whites. At least that's what the BCCI has in mind. Chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Arun Dhumal, has made a request to Kohli to consider reversing his decision to retire from Test c...