India, Nov. 10 -- Virat Kohli's future in international cricket is one of the enduring mysteries of the sport. One of the great players of the past decade, his withdrawal from two of the three formats means his appearances in an India shirt will now be few and far between.

This has been a point of concern for many, as they point to the double ducks on his return in Australia last month as an indication of the harm of a lack of match practice. However, Kohli bounced back with a fine half-century in the third and final ODI in Sydney, a fine innings which has reinstalled confidence in many fans.

Former Australian bowler Andy Bichel backed Kohli to use his retirements from Test and T20 cricket to instead hyper-focus on the 50-over format, w...