Rahul Tiwari
khelja|06-01-2025
After seeing Virat Kohli's failure in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, if you are thinking that he will retire, then you are wrong. Because they have no intention of doing so. It is not we who are saying this but the report in which it has been claimed that he is in no mood to retire at the moment. In such a situation the question is, if not now then when? When will Virat Kohli retire? The answer to this question has become necessary because it is not just about his failure in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In fact, in the last year in international cricket, Virat Kohli has disappointed on most of the occasions.
Virat Kohli's only achievement in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was his century in the second innings of the Perth Test. With that century, he scored 190 runs in 9 innings with a poor average of 23.75. That is, he could not do anything special in the remaining 8 innings, as a result of which it became difficult for him to cross the threshold of 200 runs. In the 8 innings in which Virat Kohli was out, most of the times he bowled on balls going outside the off stump.
Now the question is, what next decision is Virat going to take after such a shameful performance? At present there is no official information about this. Just as Rohit has expressed his intention to play ahead even after being dropped from the Sydney Test, Virat has not given any such statement. However, according to PTI report, Virat also does not intend to retire at the moment.
Now India has to play the next Test series after 6 months on England tour. A former selector said while talking to PTI that whether it is Rohit or Virat, if they have to play the next Test series, then they will have to play some red ball cricket. He cannot be selected only on IPL performance.
Kohli has not played red ball cricket since 2012 while Rohit has not played red ball cricket for their respective states since 2015. The next season of Ranji Trophy is starting from February 2025, the dates of which are clashing with the white ball series against England. Although. It is being said that Rohit, Bumrah and Virat will not play in that series. If this happens then whether Virat or Rohit will play Ranji, it will be a big question. If both of them leave Ranji also, then there will be India A matches before the Test series against England. However, its dates may also clash with IPL 2025.