Team India is currently on a tour of England where a five -match Test series will be played between the two teams. But this time Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will not be seen in this series. Both legendary players have said goodbye to Test cricket. In the month of May, Rohit and Virat shocked the cricket world by announcing 12 retirement. After which the legendary players were also surprised along with the fans.
At the same time, after the retirement of Virat Kohli, the legendary players of Pakistan could not stop themselves from giving their response. During this time, Pakistan’s legendary batsman Javed Miandad made Virat Kohli the greatest player of the modern era. Speaking to Telecom Asia Sport, Miandad said that, a player, captain and match winner like Virat Kohli. Everyone knows the passion towards their game. But the way he suddenly quit Test cricket, it seems that there is something else in this story. I am sure he could play easily by 2027.
Miandad also said that every big player has ups and downs in his career, but players like Kohli recover from them and come up strongly. His statement raised many questions in the minds of the fans that why did Kohli retire so soon?
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi expressed his opinion on Kohli’s retirement. According to a media report, Afridi said that what Virat Kohli did for Indian cricket cannot be forgotten. He has been a struggling player many times, but his achievements are unmatched. He won many matches on his own. Such players come very rarely.
Referring to Kohli’s personal life, Afridi said that after marriage, Kohli had become more mature than ever. Once Sunil Gavaskar also asked the BCCI to curb his angry attitude but Kohli changed himself and became a better person. According to me, they should have got more respect.