An old interview of the star India batter Virat Kohli has been going viral on social media, where he could be seen talking about the smooth transition in Indian cricket.

Ahead of the upcoming tour of England, there have been several reports claiming that Kohli has expressed his desire to retire from Tests to BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).

Sources have told India Today that a senior BCCI official has spoken to Virat Kohli, urging him to reconsider his decision. However, the batter seems firm on his decision and is reluctant to continue.

Amid all this, a clip from an old interview of Kohli has been going viral on social media where Kohli is seen talking about how he wants a smooth transition in Indian cricket.

"The reason why I reach out to these guys is because I don't want them to waste probably months and years of my life that I wasted as a youngster still trying to figure things out. When I found out the formula for success and what it means to compete at this level. I want these guys to pick it up early so that the transition with Indian cricket can be very smooth. It should not take youngsters 2 and 3 years after the seniors are gone to build the team again, so I want them up to speed immediately when we are, you know, almost about to step out, and Indian cricket stays on top," said Kohli in a Sky Sports interview from 2021.

Furthermore, Kohli also speaks about the challenges of playing Test cricket and mentions how every day is a challenge.

"Test cricket is tough. I mean, even when you're you're one of the top teams in the world or probably the best test team in the world over the last few years. You can still go into a space where you probably don't want it. At certain stages you feel like, '5 days, do I want to do this again?', so you really need to be absolutely honest with yourself.

Are you ready for the hard grind? Are you ready to wake up on day 3 when things are absolutely stacked up against you, when you know that you are in trouble, as a batting unit? Are you going out there to get that 100 or get that 150 for your team? You know it's going to be tough. You probably have to do it for 5-6 hours over a period of 2 days. Are you strong enough to do that?," he added.

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Kohli has scored 9230 runs from 123 Test matches at an average of 46.85 with 30 centuries and 31 fifties. He's 770 runs away from completing the landmark of 10000 runs and becoming just the 16th player to achieve the feat in Tests. However, it remains to be seen if Kohli stays on to complete the milestone or brings an end to his .