Manjrekar Regrets Calling Kohli 'Waste' in Tests; Now Mourns His Retirement

• Sanjay Manjrekar once deemed Virat Kohli unsuitable for Test cricket in 2012, suggesting he be dropped.
• Kohli defied critics, scoring his first Test century shortly after Manjrekar's comment and went on to achieve 30 Test centuries.
• After the 2024 T20 World Cup, Kohli retired from Tests and T20s, continuing only in ODIs.
• Manjrekar now expresses deep pain over Kohli's Test retirement, feeling he should have waited longer.
• Manjrekar believes Kohli's decision to continue only in ODIs is easy for top-order batsmen and he could have regained Test form.

Why It Matters: Manjrekar, who once doubted Kohli's Test ability, now regrets his early retirement from the format.