Legendary India all-rounder urges Virat Kohli to make Test comeback

Following India's defeat against England in the third encounter of the five-match Test series against England at Lord's, legendary World Cup-winning all-rounder Madan Lal has requested Virat Kohli to take back his retirement from Test cricket.

"Virat Kohli’s passion for Indian cricket was unmatched. It’s my wish that he should come back to Test cricket after retirement. There’s nothing wrong with returning. If not in this series, he should make a comeback in the next," said Madan Lal during a recent interaction.

"From my point of view, he should reverse his retirement. Because he can easily play for 1-2 years. It’s about you passing your experience to the youngsters. You just left it. It’s not too late. Please come back," he added.

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Notably, Kohli stunned several fans and many experts by announcing his retirement from the longest format of the game two months ago in May just before the Test series against England. However, he has since received several requests from many former Indian cricketers to reconsider his retirement. In fact, the BCCI itself tried to persuade Kohli into not retiring, but it wasn’t to be.