'He was trying to replicate his 2018 heroics in England': Delhi coach on Kohli

Indian batting mainstay Virat Kohlis sudden retirement decision took Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh by surprise especially after the former captain informed him that he was preparing for next months England tourOn Monday morning Kohli took to Instagram and penned a note that stirred the hearts of many He confirmed that the days of speculation had turned into reality by closing the curtains on his 14yearlong Test journeyView this post on InstagramA post shared by Virat Kohli viratkohliWith Kohlis exit the Indian Test setup is threadbare in terms of experience playing on the UKs green blushing pitches Sarandeep was taken by surprise after hearing Kohlis announcement considering his involvement which included his return to the Ranji Trophy in January after 13 yearsI was surprised to hear this Kohli announcing the retirement Before the Ranji match I talked to him he said he wanted to play and about the wicket as well He showed a lot of involvement something I have not seen from a big player who comes to play Ranji after a long while of playing Tests He would come to the ground at 800 instead of 915 AM for practice and he also did gym Sarandeep said on JioHotstarWith the England tour on the horizon Sarandeep spilt the beans about Kohlis plans before he called it a day in the longest format of cricket According to Sarandeep Kohli had informed him about his ambition of replicating his 2018 heroics in England a series where he handsomely struck 593 runs with two swashbuckling centuries and three fiftiesHe was preparing for the England tour He told me he was trying to replicate his 2018 heroics in England We could see in that preparation We did not see anything that indicated he wanted to retire from Tests Now everyone is shocked Kohli must know the reason himself he saidThe 45yearold claimed that Kohli was planning to play two India A matches and then prepare for the five highstakes Test fixtures beginning from June 20 at Headingley a gruelling series where he eyed to hammer three to four centuriesWe had talked a few days back and I did not see anything that indicated his retirement plans He is in fine form in the IPL I asked him if he would play some county cricket to prepare and he told me I would play two India A matches and then prepare for Tests against England This is really surprising he saidFitness and form is not an issue We have seen Kohli score 34 centuries in Australia during a single tour He scored one this time around he was not satisfied He was talking during Ranji that I want to smash 34 centuries in England he addedIn a journey that redefined the demands of the game Kohlis unparalleled contributions saw him rack up 9230 runs at an average of 4685 with 30 centuries and 31 fifties and finish as Indias fourthhighest rungetter in the formatWith ANI inputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params