India, Nov. 9 -- Kane Williamson has revealed that he spoke to Virat Kohli a day before announcing his retirement from international cricket. The former New Zealand captain called time on his career in June, midway through the Test series against England, having amassed 19,356 international runs, 9515 in Tests, 7256 in ODIs and 2575 in T20Is.

The decision came 13 months after Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket. Williamson, 36, did not divulge much about their conversation but revealed that by the time he put the phone down, he had made up his mind.

"I had a really cool chat with Virat the day before I announced it. And it was like looking in a mirror. Sharing the experiences that we've had in the game for so long. He's sti...