India, May 12 -- "Today, when I reached out, I realised he is at peace." That was Sunil Chhetri reacting to Virat Kohli retiring from Tests. Chettri's equation with international retirement has changed - the striker is in the India squad for next month's matches against Thailand and Hong Kong - but he would know that feeling. The feeing of letting go a big part of yourself.

"And Test cricket was a big part of him," Chhetri told HT over the phone from Bengaluru on Monday. "My knowledge of the sport is limited at best but the patience with which he would explain anything about Tests that I wanted to know showed how deeply he cared for it."

Chhetri said he and cricket did not run very well between wickets, especially after Sachin Tendulkar...