Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing the curtain down on a career that spanned 14 years and included 123 Tests - 68 of them as captain - in which he scored 9230 runs at an average of 46.

A reflection on the superstar's impressive and impactful career as he retires from the longest form of a sport that obsesses his country

Batting star Virat Kohli has retired from Tests, ending the career of the most important Indian player of his era.