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“ I'm surprised with the decision of Virat Kohli to retire especially because the big England tour is coming up in June. I think he (Virat) should have played against England. It's a five-match Test…
Dilip Vengsarkar,
India Great Rues Kohli's Test Retirement: 'Could've Called It A…
“ All of us in Indian cricket wanted them to keep playing. If you have to make a decision, they are the only ones who can do it. Maybe they decided that if this were a 3-match series, it would have been…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Virat, Rohit's Retirements Decoded By Gavaskar: 'Different Story…
“ I think it will be Shubman Gill. Ideally, the BCCI would want Jasprit Bumrah to captain because he is a very good captain, a good leader who has done it before. But because of his injury record, he…
Moeen Ali,
Shubman Gill’s ‘inexperience’ pointed out by England: ‘Ideally, BCCI…
“ The team that will tour England will be a completely new team, a transformed team where Bumrah will probably be the senior-most player. He is obviously one of the captaincy options; I think he…
Ravichandran Ashwin,
‘Shocking’ Jasprit Bumrah snub leaves Agarkar battered over India…
“ I would definitely say it is the beginning of the Gautam Gambhir era. The team that Gambhir will take to England for five Tests will be a completely new team, a completely transformed team where…
Ravichandran Ashwin,
Start of Gambhir era: R Ashwin on Tests post Rohit, Kohli retirements
“ It’s still early days to make a call, but it will be important to see who performs well in England because someone who can perform well in England can have that No. 4 spot,
Cheteshwar Pujara,
Pujara: After Kolhi’s retirement, India will need a couple of series…
“ Sad we won't get to see @imVkohli one last time this summer. He has been a legend of the game: a superb batsman, an astute captain, and a formidable competitor who always understood the true value of…
Rishi Sunak,
Indian-Origin Ex-UK PM Congratulates Kohli, Expresses Sadness For...
“ All of us in Indian cricket wanted them to keep playing,
Sunil Gavaskar,
‘When you start asking these questions…’: Gavaskar claims Virat Kohli,…
“ Questions were asked of a lot of players after the Australia tour, not just 1-2 players but everyone involved, in bowling or batting,
Sunil Gavaskar,
‘When you start asking these questions…’: Gavaskar claims Virat Kohli,…
“ Test cricket needs Virat!! He is going to be persuaded. He is NOT going to retire from Test cricket. @virat.kohli is going to average above 60 for the remainder of his Test career. #testcricket…
Brian Lara,
‘Virat Kohli is not going to retire from Tests’: Brian Lara wants BCCI…
“ If it doesn't happen in a week's time in India or Sri Lanka or somewhere like that like that, I suppose they will start in September. They got a massive Test series coming up against England in a few…
Dawid Malan,
"If IPL 2025 Doesn't Happen In A Week's Time...": Ex-England Star's…
“ I didn't take the decision based on one series these decisions are based on a lot of other things, it's the culmination of a lot of things. I don't think it's based on what happened in the last…
Rahul Dravid,
From Dhoni to Rohit: Indian stars BGT forced to retire