Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma might have played Test cricket for another five years, according to former India fast bowler Yograj Singh. On May 7, Rohit declared his retirement from Test cricket, and on May 12, Kohli did the same.
Shubman Gill was named the team’s captain after the two cricketing greats said goodbye to the longest format in the sport. The difficult five-match series against England, which begins on Friday, June 20, will mark the beginning of the 25-year-old’s stint as India’s fifth-youngest Test captain.
According to Yograj, Rohit Sharma and Kohli ought to have waited for Shubman to take over.
The renowned Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh’s father also disclosed that he had suggested to Rohit that in order to stay in shape, he should get up at five in the morning and run twenty miles.
“Rohit and Virat ought not to have stopped playing in the Tests. To stay in shape, I advised Rohit to rise at five in the morning and run twenty km. Virat and Rohit have five more years left to play Test cricket. They ought to have participated. They ought to be present to witness the passing of the torch to the younger generation. “The baton has been thrown to Gill, not passed,” Yograj stated in an interview with Insidesport.
Yuvraj Singh’s huge request from Yograj, the captain of India
Yograj Singh added that he had attempted to convince his son to continue playing international cricket in 2019 by offering to assist him in becoming the Indian team’s captain.
“Even when Yuvraj was retiring, I promised him that I will help him become India captain and that we will throw everybody out, but he quit,” stated Yograj.
In the meanwhile, a five-match Test series between England and a rather inexperienced Indian team is scheduled. At Headingley, Leeds, the first Test begins. Flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was picked as Shubman’s deputy, while Shubman was named India’s 37th Test captain. To help the young people around them reach their full potential in the UK, they will need to collaborate and mentor one another.
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