India, May 12 -- Virat Kohli, India's biggest cricket icon since Sachin Tendulkar, announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect on Monday. The 36-year-old former captain took to his official Instagram handle to announce the retirement, just a month before India tour England for a five-match Test series.

"It's been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket. Honestly, I never imagined the journey this format would take me on. It's tested me, shaped me, and taught me lessons I'll carry for life," Kohli said in the statement. "There's something deeply personal about playing in whites. The quiet grind, the long days, the small moments that no one sees but that stay with you forever.

"As I step away from t...