India, Nov. 10 -- New Zealand great Kane Williamson says words of wisdom from close friend Virat Kohli "showed him the mirror" and helped him decide on his international retirement earlier this year.

Williamson ended a 16-year international career agonisingly short of the 10,000-run mark in Tests. Kohli was also short of the milestone when he called time on the longest format.

Kohli and Williamson have been friends for a long time, and the Indian superstar was among those the Kiwi consulted before announcing his retirement.

"I spoke to a number of people I trust, and I've been really, really close with. And then I actually had a really, really cool chat with Virat the day before I announced it, and it was really like looking in the mir...