BEYOND THE LEGENDS

INDIAN TEST CRICKET AFTER KOHLI AND ROHIT

- Anup V Menon

The legends have called it quits. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the unassuming superstars of Indian and World cricket, have hung up their boots from their most favoured format of the game. Both are legends in their own right and have earned the respect and the adulation of the cricketing world over the years with their on field performances. I believe they hold every right to leave the game at their own will.

Questions will be asked though on the timing of the retirement, as the Indian team were about to be announced for the all important England tour. Some might say that it was ideal for Rohit and Kohli to retire as their recent past few performances have not been up to the mark while some are of the opinion that they had much more to offer to test cricket. At the end of it all, I firmly believe that they themselves would know better. It goes without saying that they would have put the interest of the team first before they took that decision.