India, May 17 -- Former India pacer Atul Wassan reckons Virat Kohli made a "good call" by retiring from Test cricket ahead of the England tour as it will bring the transition at the right time. Earlier this week, the 36-year-old called time on his Test career, having played 123 matches. Kohli's announcement came just days after Rohit Sharma's retirement from Tests. Wassan reckons the duo thought about the current state of the Test team and how a transition is desperately required.

Kohli finished his Test career with 9230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 fifties. The right-handed batter had been enduring a horrid time in the longest format in the last five years as runs were hard to come by.

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