'Come back to Test cricket after retirement'- Madan Lal urges Virat Kohli to comeback in Test cricket

Former India cricketer Madan Lal requested Virat Kohli to reconsider his retirement from Test cricket. Just after the day of the Lord's Test, where India narrowly missed a second straight victory in the ongoing 5-match Anderson-Tendulkar trophy.

Before the next assignment, which is scheduled to be started on July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester, Madan Lal requested Virat to make a Test comeback. The former international highlighted Virat's passion and dedication for the format.

"Virat Kohli's passion for Indian cricket was unmatched. It's my wish that he should come back to Test cricket after retirement. There's nothing wrong with returning. If not in this series, he should make a comeback in the next (match)," Madan Lal said. He believed that the former Indian captain can still play one or two more years in the longest format of the game and can guide the young cricketers to make progress at the highest order.

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"From my point of view, he should reverse his retirement. Because he can easily play for 1–2 years. It's about you passing your experience to the youngsters. You just left it. It's not too late. Please come back," he added.

Jadeja, Rahul fought hard 

At Lord's, India was in a great position to win the match. England, in the second innings, posted only 192 on the scoreboard and left India to chase a 193-run target in the decisive innings. On a decreasing Lord's surface, the Team India batters could not hold on to their ground and fell apart. 

An important stint from KL Rahul and another fifty-plus innings by Ravindra Jadeja kept India in the run chase. But England's bowling line-up with a returning Jofra Archer did not allow the rest of the Indian batting order to float. After a fast-moving day, the home team got a 22-run, hard-fought win. They will try to pocket the series by winning the next match at Old Trafford, Manchester, and India will try to level it at 2-2.