India's star batter Virat Kohli had back to back failures in the series opener against Bangladesh in Chennai. He managed to get only 6 and 17 in that match.

Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg was recently asked by a fan if Kohli should retire from Test cricket now. But Hogg said Virat should continue playing red-ball Cricket as he still has left things to deliver for team India.

Speaking on his official YouTube channel, Hogg said:

"No, I think Virat Kohli should play out these next 10 Test matches over the next 15 weeks. See how he goes there. But he does have to improve. He has to lift his game. He's got to get that consistency again. If India are going to have a chance at winning the World Test Championship, here at number four is crucial.

"Number four is a vital position. It's a position where you can control the game, you can bat through the latter part of the innings, and with the explosive batting that they've got in that middle order, they definitely need Virat Kohli to really step up and play his role with the bat, batting through the innings right to the end."

Hogg also said that if he continues underperform, then India could replace him with a young batting prodigy.

"If he can do that, then India will be very hard to beat in this World Test Championship. But he's got to start performing, otherwise, selectors are going to have to start thinking about whether they go for youth moving forward or they give you more opportunities."

The second Test between India and Bangladesh commences from Friday (September 27) in Kanpur.