Ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that India batter Virat Kohli's Test retirement was not surprising after what happened during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. "There were going to be massive changes [after the Australia series]," Gavaskar added. "What Kohli has contributed to world cricket is unbelievable," he stated. Notably, Australia beat India 3-1 in the five-match Test series.