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Former India selector Kris Srikkanth reckons that skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli will get their mojo back in Australia in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 scheduled to start from November 22. The former India captain also said that Rohit will announce retirement from the longest format of the game if he fails to perform well. However, it's too early to talk about moving on from Kohli in the traditional format, according to Srikkanth.
After India suffered a 0-3 defeat to New Zealand on Sunday, concerns have been raised about the roles of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the Test team. Both senior players struggled throughout the series, with Kohli scoring only 93 runs and Rohit just 91.
Rohit, the captain, addressed the media and acknowledged that he was far from his best, both as a batter and a leader during the series. This marked the first instance of India losing a Test series consisting of more than two matches without securing a single win.
"100 percent, you have to start thinking ahead (if India doesn't do well in Australia). If Rohit Sharma doesn't do well, I think he himself will retire from Test cricket, for all you know. He will play ODIs only. He has already left T20I cricket. We have to keep in mind that he is also ageing. He is no longer getting younger," Srikkanth said in his YouTube show.
Srikkanth said Rohit acknowledging his mistakes is the first sign of his road to redemption.
"At least, Rohit Sharma had the guts. Hats off to Rohit Sharma for accepting the fact that he played badly throughout the series and captained badly. That's a great thing. That's the first move of a player to get back to the rhythm. Accepting your fault is very important. That's a very important quality of a human being. He accepted it openly and that means he is on the road to recovery, that's my opinion," he said.
Kris Srikkanth on Virat Kohli
Srikkanth backed the struggling Kohli and said that it is too early to talk about Virat Kohli. He is hopeful that the modern-day great will surely make his comeback in the upcoming series in Australia.
"In my opinion, Virat Kohli will start doing in Australia (comeback). His area is Australia. I think that's his strength. I think it's too early to talk like this about Virat Kohli (moving on from him). I won't accept it. Virat Kohli has got a lot of time. One or two bad years of Test cricket," he added.
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