India, May 12 -- Delhi Ranji cricket coach Sarandeep Singh weighed in on Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests, expressing his surprise given what he thought the batter's future would be in the wake of his brief Ranji stint earlier this year. Kohli brought the curtain down after playing 123 Tests for India. The batter finishes his Test career with 770 runs short of the 10,000 mark. He ends his career as the fourth-highest run-scorer for India, only behind Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar.

Speaking on JioStar, Singh explained how he was caught unaware by Kohli's announcement, despite rumours in recent days regarding Kohli's decision. "This morning when I heard this news that Virat Kohli has announced his retirement. This wa...