Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photos)
New Delhi: The former Indian cricket Dilip Vengsarkar expressed his surprise when retiring to the Stalwart launchers Rohit Sharma and Virt Kohli from the test cricket and admits that he expected the duo after the upcoming tour of England, starting on June 20.Rohit and Kohli, who announced their test retirement at the beginning of this month when they decided to continue ODI, left a significant gap in the Indian test side in front of the New World Test Championship (WTC), which started the High-Stake series in England.“Both have excellent and great crickets and their contribution to the Indian cricket is huge. I was surprised because there is England tour after five test matches. I thought after an English tour, they could call it a day, but they preferred an English tour.
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Kohli ended his red ball career with 9,230 runs in 123 matches on average 46.85, of which the 30th century and 31 of the 1950s. Rohit closed his test trip with 4,301 runs from 67 matches, represented 12 centuries and 18 half -lives on average 40.57.
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The duo previously left the T20is in June 2024 after India led to the World Men’s World Cup with a victory over the South Africa.“Both are experienced players and have done so well in England on every tour, so it’s a big loss. Then, if you see other players they have done well for India, they get the opportunity to play and establish themselves in the Indian team,” he added.When Rohit resigned, India will now require a new captain for a demanding series of five tests in England.When he asked who could potentially occupy vacancies that left Rohit and Kohli in the test platoon, Vengsarkar postponed to selectors.“It’s hard to say who will replace them because it’s on (Ajit Agarkar) and Co., because they’re selectors. They watch FC matches (Iranian Cup, Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy) and I think it’s all on them (selectors).”
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Vengsarkar also appreciated Shreyas Iyer for his consistent form. Iyer was impressive in The Champions Trophy 2025 and accumulated 243 runs in five matches on average 48.60. He continued his purple patch to IPL 2025 and led the Kings pandjab to their first play -off performance in 11 years.At the same time, Iyer created history by becoming the first captain to lead three different franchures to the play -off iPL – capitals in 2020, Kalkata Knight riders in 2024 and now Kings Pandjáb.Iyer has so far scored 435 runs in IPL 2025, including two half tracks.“He’s a good player, there’s no doubt about it, and he’s been doing very well over the years, he’s an experienced player,” he said, asking if Iyer’s current form could help him enter the Kohl’s relaxed T20i and test formats.
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