India, Aug. 26 -- Former cricketer Manoj Tiwary suggested that there might be something unusual behind Virat Kohli's unexpected decision to retire from Test cricket. Kohli, who had an underwhelming 2024-25 Australia tour after a century in the first Test, decided to return to domestic cricket after 12 years and played a Ranji Trophy match against Railways. His return drew a big crowd to Arun Jaitley Stadium; however, he struggled with the bat and managed just 6 runs off 15 balls. He then shifted focus to the Champions Trophy and IPL, and in the middle of the cash-rich league, unexpectedly announced his retirement from the format he valued the most.

Tiwary asserted that Kohli still had three to four years of red-ball cricket left in him a...