King Kohli retires - Virat bids farewell to Test cricket - video Dailymotion

Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket, but where does he rank as one of India's greats?

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00:00I think he's picked up the baton from people like Tendorka and Dravid and Laxman and these guys, Saywag.

00:07Whoever seen him first time, they like four. He's going to play for India.

00:30He's gone on with that tradition of being a heavy volume run scorer in every form of the game.

00:42So I think with the scrutiny that players have in India, it's amazing.

01:00If we start comparing like Sachin or Sunil Ghoshkar or Vichwanath or any other players, you know, big players,

01:14then I'm lowering their, you know, credibility.

01:18I don't want to compare anybody with any players because he's top. He's right in the top.

01:30If you see the amount of fitness routines these days of any domestic cricketer or any international cricketer,

01:42they follow Virat's footsteps, I think.

01:46I think, you know, Virat Kohli is right on top, you know. He will be remembered. He will be remembered.