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Former South Africa: Former South Africa batter AB de Villiers said that Virat Kohli followed his heart to announce his retirement from Test cricket after contributing to the game for more than a decade and leaving behind a "great legacy".

Ahead of the all-important five-match Test series against England, the former wicketkeeper-batter opined that youngsters need to step up on a "tough" tour in the absence of Kohli and former Test captain Rohit Sharma.

"I don't know, he must have listened to his heart, and time for him to move on in his opinion, and he followed his gut feel. So I think he's done a lot for crickets around the world over the years, and luckily we'll still see him on the cricket field. He will be missed in Test matches, there's no doubt about it, but he leaves a great legacy with a red ball," De Villiers told reporters in Mumbai.