Ravi Shastri gives his blunt verdict on Kohli and Rohit’s retirement rumours

Former India coach Ravi Shastri gave contrasting opinions on the Test future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Ravi Shastri has now given an honest take on the retirement rumours of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Reports in the media about the probable retirement by the end of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series of a few more players have made the headlines when Ravichandran Ashwin, veteran Indian off-spinner, announced his retirement after the end of the Brisbane Test against Australia this month. Rumours about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also taking retirement made to the news. The speculations peaked on Monday after both incurred a double failure in Melbourne. Ravi Shastri has now given his take on the same.

Ravi Shastri’s honest verdict on Kohli and Rohit’s retirement.

Amid the downfall of two cricket icons of Indian cricket, Ravi Shastri, speaking to the broadcasters on Day 5 of the fourth Test, reckoned while Kohli still has it in him to continue his Test career for another World Test Championship cycle, it might be time for Rohit to call it a day. He said, “I think Virat will play for some time. Forget the way he got out or whatever. I think he’ll play for another three or four years. As far as Rohit is concerned, it’s a call. At the top of the order, just feel the footwork isn’t the same. He’s probably at times, late in meeting the ball so it’s his call at the end of the series.”

Ravi Shastri on Virat Kohli.

Shastri said, “Australia have been relentless. They pegged away there. They tested his patience. You know, he left a lot of balls. I still believe the way he’s batted in this Test match, apart from the dismissals, he’s looked good. The time will come but I mean the bowling was extremely good and it’s start swinging the ball in. Once Starc starts swinging it into the right handers at 140ks, then it, then it becomes difficult. But you can see the mode of dismissals pretty much the same. The temptation is there outside the off stump to go for the moving cover drive. You know, he, he couldn’t resist. And that’s something, you know, you’ll have to think about in the future.”