Virat Kohli’s Test retirement on May 12 is still hogging the limelight with former players coming out with different theories. After playing 123 Tests and scoring over 9,000 runs, the 36-year-old called it a day from the longest format of the game. The reports state that he wanted to captain India, but the BCCI refused as a young leader became the topmost priority in red-ball cricket.

There are also speculations that the Indian Cricket Board was informed in advance about the retirement by the player himself, and the star batter rejected the officials’ request to reconsider the move.

Former India player Mohammad Kaif is blaming the Board of Control for Cricket in India for not backing Kohli. He feels the player wanted to continue in this format, but the decision-makers didn’t show interest.

“He lost patience and there was no interest in scoring 120. Virat wanted to bat aggressively instead of spending time in the middle to score runs. He is 36 years old, and his patience to leave the balls outside the off stump was fading away,” Mohammad Kaif said on Star Sports.

“He didn’t get the support from the BCCI. Runs were not coming, but he still wanted to play Test cricket. However, he didn’t get the backing. Kohli was practising for hours and must have felt that what was the use of the hard work when results were not going in his favour, and also he was not getting support. So he decided to give up,” he added.