India, Nov. 30 -- To no one's surprise, Virat Kohli was adjudged as Player of the Match for his 135-run knock in the first ODI of the three-match series against South Africa in Ranchi on Sunday. The 37-year-old set the base for India to post 349 runs on the board, and this proved to be enough as the hosts went on to register a 17-run win. As Kohli set the stage on fire in the opening ODI, the rumour mills worked overtime regarding the BCCI asking the former India captain to rethink his Test retirement.

The rumours set social media ablaze as fans of Kohli couldn't keep calm, urging their favourite cricketer to return to the format he had championed for solong. However, it can now be safely said that the most successful Indian Test captain...