India, Jan. 10 -- Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar doubled down on his previous remark days after saying that Virat Kohli chose the easiest format (ODIs) to play. Earlier this week, after the centuries by Joe Root and Steve Smith in the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Manjrekar said that it pained him to see Kohli giving up on Tests and opting to play the 50-over format, where he is the leading century-maker with 53 tons.

It is worth mentioning that Kohli called time on his Test career in May 2025, following a torrid time Down Under in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He bid adieu to his long-cherished format after representing India in 123 Tests and 9230 runs with 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries.

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