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IND vs Eng Test: The Indian cricket team is currently in England, where Team India will play a 5 -match Test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. This is the first series of Team India after retirement from Virat Kohli’s Test. Meanwhile, a big statement of Ravi Shastri, former cricketer and coach of Team India, has come. He believes that it could have been handled well. He also told what he would have done if he had a role.
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from his Test on 12 May through an Instagram post. On May 7, 5 days before this, Rohit Sharma also announced retirement. Two consecutive veterans had said goodbye to the Test, due to which all the fans were disappointed. Fans wanted that they should have received Farewell Test. Meanwhile, Ravi Shastri said that if he had a role, he would have made Virat the captain after the tour of Australia.
What did Ravi Shastri say about Virat Kohli?
Shastri said in a conversation with Sony Sports, “People realize how big the player he was, when you go away. I am sad that Virat Kohli has gone. The way he went, according to me it could have handled it well. More conversations should have been done. If I had a role in it, I would have made him captain after Australia tour.”
BCCI sources had told India Today that Virat Kohli had told the selectors about his decision before the retirement announcement. Although a member of the board wanted him to go on a tour of England, as Rohit would need his experience after retirement, but Kohli did not agree and took retirement. Kohli and Rohit Sharma will now be seen playing in ODI format, both of them also said goodbye to the shortest format of cricket together after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.
However, a party on social media was also saying that if Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had to retire from the Test only after the tour of Australia, then why did both of them play domestic cricket. Let us tell you that after a poor performance in Team India’s Test, the BCCI had decided that if there is no concrete reason, then all the players will have to play domestic.
Shubman Gill can create history in England
The Indian cricket team won the last Test series in England in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. After this, the team went to play Test series in England 2-2 times under the captaincy of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, but never won the series.