India, May 17 -- Former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch said that Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests really caught him by surprise as he was expecting the Indian superstar to board the flight to the UK for the upcoming five-match Test series between India and England, beginning June 20. The 36-year-old Kohli announced his retirement from Tests earlier this week, bringing the curtain down on his 14-year-long Test career, having played 123 Tests.

The right-handed Kohli scored 9230 runs with an average of 46.85. He smashed 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries. Kohli also registered seven double centuries and he finished his Test career with a highest score of 254 not out.

Kohli's retirement from Tests came days after Rohit Sharma's...