India, May 12 -- Tributes and messages of appreciation continue to come in from right across the world of sports for Virat Kohli, with some of his greatest competitors and contemporaries from across fields honouring one of the great athletes of this generation. Kohli, who announced his retirement from Tests on Monday, played 123 matches for India in the format, scoring 9230 runs at an average of 46.85.

Tennis legend Novak Djokovic spared a moment to pay his respects to Kohli. He took to his Instagram story and reshared the Indian batter's Instagram post regarding his retirement, adding a tag that reads "Incredible innings @virat.kohli."

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