Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed disappointment over Virat Kohli's decision to retire from Test cricket. Manjrekar suggested Kohli could have tried harder to address his struggles in the format, especially as contemporaries like Joe Root and Steve Smith continue to achieve milestones. He finds it more disheartening that Kohli continues to play ODIs, which he considers the easier format, rather than Test cricket, the ultimate test of skill and perseverance.