India's Virat Kohli (left) and head coach Gautam Gambhir.
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'A man with lion's passion! Will miss u cheeks..." said Indian national cricket team coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday, reacting to Virat Kohli's retirement from test cricket.
The former India captain announced his retirement on Monday through a post on Instagram.
He has 9,230 runs in 123 Tests at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries. He is also India's most successful Test captain ever, having led the country to 40 wins out of 68 Tests