Ganguly's Sharp Reply To Akhtar's 'Kohli Should Retire From ODIs' Comment

Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar recently suggested that India star Virat Kohli should consider retiring from white-ball cricket after the ICC World CupWorld CupWorld Cup 2023 in order to manage his workload and give himself a better chance of breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring 100 centuries. In an interaction with Revsportz, Akhtar said that Kohli should look into 'prolonging his Test career' and he was of the opinion that playing white-ball cricket takes a lot out of him which can hamper his chances of having a long career in Test cricket.

"I don't think he should play more 50-overs matches after this World Cup. Also, if you see him in T20s, it takes a lot out of him. I think he should play for at least six more years and break the 100 hundreds record of Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli has it in him to break the record. He should focus on Test cricket after this World Cup, and break this record," Akhtar said on the show'Backstage with Boria' on Thursday.

While the comment did cause a bit of a stir on social media, former Indian cricket team skipper Sourav Ganguly did not agree with it at all and he came up with a sharp reply to the suggestion.