Kevin Pietersen on Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma: Former England captain Kevin Peterson has made a big statement about India’s star players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He believes that he is not a ‘robot’ and we should not forget that he has performed his best in his good days and made everyone happy. Both Kohli and Rohit are currently going through poor form. After India’s 1-3 defeat in the Test series against Australia, the demand for both batsmen to retire.
What did Kevin Peterson say?
Peterson said, ‘How can you tell a player who has scored so many runs that he retires?’ Yes, this can be debated, but I believe they deserve more respect than this. I have faced similar challenges throughout my career. Rohit and Virat are not ‘robots’. It is not possible that he continues to score a century. Which bad players did they become due to poor performance on Australia tour? No,not at all.’
India’s investment in England’s domestic cricket
In addition, Peterson welcomed the investment made by the Indian Premier League (IPL) team owners in domestic cricket in England and termed the agreement as great for England and World Cricket. Peterson said, ‘India is managing cricket worldwide. If you do not think so you are fools. Anyone who argues against it is clearly confused. If you want to see what India is doing in world cricket. Therefore, the amount of money inserted in England cricket in the last few weeks is quite surprising for world cricket.
Let us tell you here that in the ‘The Hundred’ tournament, Mumbai Indians have invested 49 per cent in Oval Engineeals and Lucknow Supergiants have invested 49 per cent in Manchester Originals franchise. Lucknow will manage this franchise in collaboration with Lancashire.
