New Delhi: After Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli also announced his retirement from Test cricket in a interval of just four days, causing such sadness among cricket fans as if an era of Indian cricket has come to an end.
After the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid and Sehwag, India was lucky that he found two cricketers who can be called dirty in the cricket world – Rohit Sharma and Kohli. Both Kohli and Rohit Sharma have also been the captain of India.
However, the way the selection committee of the Indian Cricket Board and head coach Gautam Gambhir treated Rohit and Kohli, did politics with them and did not give them a chance to pay respectable farewell on the field with a Test match, the cricket fans are also unhappy with them.
A few days ago, Gautam Gambhir said in an interview that results and forms are important in cricket. No matter how senior a player is, the Test match is not a platform to give him a chance to retire.
It is being told that due to poor form in the Test series against New Zealand and Australia, the decision to exclude Rohit Sharma and Kohli from the team has been taken seriously by the chairman of the selection committee Agarkar and the head coach.
Both Rohit Sharma and Kohli were all set to play Test series on England tour. Rohit Sharma was ready for captaincy.
Cricket fans believed that most of the players of India were young except these two players. The tour of England also proves difficult for senior players. The presence of both was necessary for the England tour then.
Developing young players by including Rohit Sharma and Kohli in the England team would be considered a proper process, but the selection committee informed Rohit Sharma that they would not be included in the Test series against England.
Although Rohit Sharma wanted this, he was kept out of the team and announced his retirement, as he could not return at the age of 38.
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Kohli was expected to tour England due to good form, but three days ago he announced that he wanted to retire from Test cricket.
The reason for his sudden retirement is not yet known, but the selection committee and head coach Gambhir did not take him into confidence. Did not ask about future plans. Conflicts and sour relationships between Kohli and Gambhir are well known.
Kohli was one of the reasons that led to the interest of cricket fans not only in India, but the world in Test cricket. Kohli was given the title of king.
Kohli: Close-up
Born: November 5, 1988, Delhi
Nickname: Chiku, Raja
First Test: 20 June 2011, against West Indies
Last Test: January 3, 2025, Australia
Tests and runs: 123 Tests, 9,230 runs
Settings-Average: 30 centuries, average 46.95
