Shashi Tharoor expressed his sadness over Virat Kohli's unexpected retirement from Test cricket, calling him "immortal in whites." Tharoor reminisced about their meeting and admired Kohli's Test performances,

India head coach Gautam Gambhir and Kohli’s idol, Sachin Tendulkar, led the flood of emotional reactions on social media.

Harsha Bhogle also paid rich tribute to India's talisman, saying the game's longest format owes the 36-year-old for making Test cricket cool.