Rajeev shukla on Virat and Rohit Odie Retirement: After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli suddenly took the decision which was not expected by any cricket fan. Along with lifting the trophy of the World Cup, Rohit and Virat announced his retirement from T20 format. After this, after Team India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rohit Sharma also took retirement from Test cricket on 7 May. At the same time, five days later, on May 12, Virat Kohli also announced his retirement from Test format.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are also speculating about retirement from the ODI of these two players. Regarding this, Rajiv Shukla, Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has clearly said everything. Along with this, Virat and Rohit have also spoken about getting Farewell from cricket.

Rajiv Shukla’s big statement on Virat-Rohit

Podcast has been shared with Rajiv Shukla on UP T20 League YouTube channel. In this, BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla was asked whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli would get such a Farewell as Sachin Tendulkar. In response to this question, Rajiv Shukla said when he has retired. ‘Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are playing ODIs right now’.

Rajiv Shukla further said that ‘A BCCI policy is quite clear, we do not say to a player that you retire, the player has to take his own decision and whatever decision he takes, we respect him’.

Rajiv Shukla was told that whenever Rohit and Virat retirement, then the BCCI gave them a good Farewell. On this, Rajiv Shukla said that ‘the bridge will come, only then we will not tell how to cross. Rajiv Shukla said that Virat is very fit, Rohit plays very well, why are you getting upset for Farewell from now ‘. Rajiv Shukla made it clear from his point that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not yet retiring from ODI cricket.

What’s Next for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli?

Shri rajeev shukla @Shuklarajiv (Vice President, Bcci; Director, Asian Cricket Council; MP, Rajya Sabha) Shares His Thoughts in a very special Episode of long off lounge.

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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Test Retirement: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, veteran players of Indian Test cricket, suddenly surprised everyone by taking retirement from Test cricket. After retiring from the test of these two players, there was a question in everyone’s mind that in the pressure of someone, these players have decided to retire or the reason is something else. It was also being speculated that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could also be the reason behind this, but BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla has cleared all things.

What did BCCI say in cleanliness?

Speaking to ANI, Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Rajiv Shukla said that I want to make one thing clear for everyone at once that we too miss Virat and Rohit, but they took this decision themselves. Rajiv Shukla further said that BCCI is a policy that she never tells a player when to retire and from which format to retire. All this depends on the player, this is their personal decision, they also take retirement by themselves.

‘We also miss them’

Rajiv Shukla completed his talk and said that we also miss him. We consider him a great batsman and the good thing is that he is present to play ODI. Please tell that Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket on 7 May. Rohit’s retirement speculation was already being put up, but on May 12, five days later, Virat Kohli also announced his retirement from Test cricket.

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