US Edition"Deserved On-Field Send-Off: Anil Kumble Left Fuming Over Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's Test Retirements
- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket in early May 2025, just before India's five-match Test series in England starting June 20.
- Anil Kumble, the ex-captain of India, was taken aback by the understated retirements of the two senior batsmen and felt they both warranted a farewell match to properly honour their contributions.
- Kohli featured in 123 Test matches, accumulating 9,230 runs with a batting average of 46.85 and registering 30 centuries. Meanwhile, Rohit participated in 67 Tests, amassing 4,301 runs at an average of 40.57, and captained the team in 24 of those encounters.
- Kumble expressed that athletes of their caliber warranted a chance to retire while playing before their supporters, emphasizing that the timing of their retirements was unexpected.
- Their departures leave a gap in the Indian Test squad that Kumble suggests Karun Nair, who excelled in the 2024-25 domestic season and has England experience, could fill.
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BCCI shares information about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Grade A+ contract following retirement from Test cricket
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed on Wednesday (14th May) that India’s star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are going to stay in the Grade A category despite both have retired from the T20I and Test format. The BCCI had announced the annual retained players 2024-25 on April- where Rohit and Kohli were put in the Grade A category along with premium pacer Jasprit Bumrah and star spinner Ravind…
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