India's veteran batter Virat Kohli has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he wants to retire from Tests, reports multiple Indian news outlets.

According to The Indian Express, the 36-year-old recently expressed his desire to retire from the five-day format and top BCCI officials have asked him to reconsider.

"He [Kohli] has made up his mind and has informed the board that he is moving on from Test cricket. The BCCI has urged him to rethink as the crucial England tour is coming up. He is yet to revert on the request," sources told The Indian Express.

This news came just days after India captain and another mainstay in the batting lineup Rohit Sharma retired from Tests.

Both Kohli and Rohit jointly retired from T20Is last year after winning the ICC T20 World Cup.

Kohli has played 123 Tests for India and has scored 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85. His average dipped in the last five years, aggregating 1,990 runs in 37 games with three hundreds. During the recent tour of Australia, he ended up with an average of 23.75 from five Tests.