As the former India captain announces his retirement from Test cricket, Harry Latham-Coyle remembers a villain to some and hero to many who proved the longest format’s greatest advocate

Following are quotes and reaction after India batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from test cricket on Monday, bringing down the curtain on a sparkling career in the longest format of the game.

Virat Kohli—a cricketer from India considered one of the greatest in the history of the sport—is retiring from Test cricket at the age of 36, he announced Monday morning. Test cricket, played over the course of five days, is considered the most prestigious form of the sport.