New Delhi, May 12 -- It's official.

Virat Kohli has called time on his career as a Test batsman after the Indian great announcement his retirement from the longest format of the game on Monday, May 12.

He took to social media and officially announced his decision as yet another Indian stalwart hangs up his Test boots.

He retires just days after captain Rohit Sharma called it quits in the longest format of the game just last week.

'King' Kohli, as he is fondly known by his fans, retires from Tests after scoring 9,230 runs from 123 Tests (210 innings) at an average of 46.85. He has 30 centuries and 31 fifties in what has been a sensational career.

His highest score is an unbeaten 254, which he hit in 2019 against South Africa in Pune....