Watch: Should Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retire from ODIs? S Sreesanth reveals
Watch the video where the former Indian pacer, S Sreesanth, revealed whether the two veteran batters of the Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, should retire from the ODI cricket.
Ahead of the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa, the speculation was around Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, two veteran batters of the Indian cricket team, who had a decent performance post the three-match away ODI series against Australia down under. The former smashed a fine half-century in Adelaide and remained unbeaten on a century in Sydney.
Virat Kohli had a tough time in the first couple of encounters in Perth and Adelaide before he celebrated an unbeaten half-century during the third clash at the SCG. Heading into the home series against the Proteas, Rohit and Kohli were under review in a BCCI meeting as the former pacer of the side, S Sreesanth, revealed his view.
“I will just suggest to Gautam Gambhir that he shouldn’t stop Rohit and Virat at all. Until they want to feature in the ODI series, they should keep on playing. Because they are a thousand times better than the ones currently playing. So all the best to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. They are brilliant players.” Sreesanth addressed in an interaction during the Abu Dhabi T10 league.
Watch: S Sreesanth requests Gautam Gambhir to stop Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from ODI retirement
Rohit, who smashed 352 sixes during the opening ODI game in Ranchi, has collected overall 11427 runs in 269 innings at an average of 49.25 and a strike rate of 92.74 with the help of 33 centuries and 60 half-centuries at the best score of 264 runs. He smashed a fine knock of 57 runs in 51 balls during the Ranchi clash.
Virat Kohli, at number three, has scored overall 14390 runs in 294 innings at an average of over 58 and a strike rate of 93.41, thanks to 52 centuries and 75 half-centuries at the best score of 183. At Ranchi, the right-handed batter smacked 135 runs in 120 balls, with seven sixes and 11 boundaries.
Rohit and Kohli will aim to continue the same form and rhythm in the second and third fixtures of the series in Raipur and Vizag. After this, India’s next ODI series will be at home against New Zealand early next year.
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