India legend makes eye-opening statement on Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli retirement | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar expressed his astonishment astatine the status of batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from Test cricket, admitting helium expected the duo to measurement distant aft the upcoming circuit of England, which begins connected June 20.Rohit and Kohli, who announced their Test retirements earlier this period portion opting to proceed successful ODIs, person near a important void successful the Indian Test broadside up of the caller World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, which kicks disconnected with the high-stakes bid successful England.

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"Both person outstanding and large cricketers, and their publication to Indian cricket is huge. I was amazed due to the fact that determination is an England circuit of 5 Test matches.

I thought aft the England tour, they mightiness telephone it a day, but they preferred it earlier the England tour. Then I deliberation it's their call," Vengsarkar said.Kohli ended his red-ball vocation with 9,230 runs successful 123 matches astatine an mean of 46.85, including 30 centuries and 31 fifties. Rohit concluded his Test travel with 4,301 runs from 67 matches, featuring 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries astatine an mean of 40.57.

The duo had earlier retired from T20Is successful June 2024 aft guiding India to the Men’s T20 World Cup rubric with a triumph implicit South Africa.

"Both are experienced players, and they person done truthful good successful England connected each tour, truthful it's a large loss. Then, if you spot that different players person done good for the India A team, successful first-class cricket successful India, they volition get an accidental to play and found themselves successful the Indian team," helium added.With Rohit stepping down, India volition present necessitate a caller skipper for the challenging five-Test bid successful England.When asked who could perchance capable the vacancies near by Rohit and Kohli successful the Test squad, Vengsarkar deferred to the selectors."It is hard to accidental who volition regenerate them due to the fact that it is up to (Ajit Agarkar) and Co. arsenic they are selectors. They are observing FC matches (Irani Cup, Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy), and I deliberation it's each up to them (selectors)."

Vengsarkar besides praised Shreyas Iyer for his accordant form. Iyer was awesome successful the Champions Trophy 2025, amassing 243 runs successful 5 matches astatine an mean of 48.60. He continued his purple spot into IPL 2025, starring Punjab Kings to their archetypal playoff quality successful 11 years.In doing so, Iyer made past by becoming the archetypal skipper to usher 3 antithetic franchises to the IPL playoffs—Delhi Capitals successful 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders successful 2024, and present Punjab Kings.Iyer has truthful acold scored 435 runs successful IPL 2025, including 2 half-centuries."He is simply a bully player, determination is nary question astir it and he's done precise good implicit the years, helium is an experienced player," said the seasoned erstwhile asked whether Iyer’s existent signifier could assistance him measurement into the abstraction vacated by Kohli successful the T20I and Test formats.