Delhi coach comes up with Shocking revelation about Virat Kohli's Test retirement

Following Virat Kohli's announcement about his Test retirement, Delhi Ranji coach Sarandeep Singh has come up with a shocking revelation.

Sarandeep expressed his surprise over Kohli's sudden retirement from the longest format of the game. He revealed that Kohli was all set to tour England and was preparing for it as well, expressing a desire to play the matches for India A to acclimatise himself to the English conditions.

"When I heard this news that Kohli has announced his retirement. This was a big surprise for me. And as far as we were talking about the Delhi Ranji Trophy, the way he was playing the matches, 4-5 days before that, we started talking to him about the matches he wants to play. He showed his involvement," said Sarandeep in a recent interaction.

According to the Delhi coach, Kohli was preparing himself for the England tour after a disastrous run in Australia, but suddenly made a U-turn and ended up stepping away from the longest format of the game. 

"The way he started his preparation for the red ball, he was talking about how the Australia tour would have been, but he was preparing for the England tour, how we would win the Test match. But suddenly, now we see that the person who was ready to go to England will not be going to England. That announcement that has been made today, I think everyone is shocked," the former India spinner said.

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"I didn't even get to hear it from him. I was talking to him a few days ago, I was talking to him on messages, but I didn't get any such intention that he is thinking about something like this. And the way he is going to the IPL, he is making runs and is in great form," he added.