India, Dec. 1 -- Virat Kohli might have smashed his 52nd ODI century on Sunday against South Africa in Ranchi, but the knock was overshadowed by the reports of the former India captain being asked to rethink his Test retirement. Kohli bid adieu to the longest format earlier this year, just days before the squad announcement for the England series. He retired from Tests after playing 123 Tests and falling just a few runs short of the coveted 10,000-run mark.

Amid India's dismal performance against South Africa, where the hosts were blanked 0-2 in the two-match series, several reports began circulating, stating that the recently retired cricketers (Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin) might be asked to reconsider their Test career...