India World Cup-winning spinner Harbhajan Singh backed Virat Kohli after he failed to perform in the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka. Harbhajan reckoned that Virat could beat a 19-year-old cricketer in fitness and he could play for five years.
Kohli has already announced his retirement from T20Is after India won the T20 World Cup 2024 defeating South Africa in the final at Barbados. The modern-day great will feature for ODIs and Tests for India.
You never know with Virat Kohli's fitness, you can see him competing for five years. He is probably the fittest guy in the team. You ask any 19-year-old competing with Virat (on fitness). Virat will beat him. He is that fit. I believe Virat and Rohit have a lot of cricket left in them and it is entirely up to them. If they are fit enough, they are performing and the team is winning, they should continue to play. As simple as that," Harbhajan Singh told PTI.
Harbhajan believes that Test cricket is one format where you need both of them.
“Red ball cricket, you really need these two guys to play a little bit more than what people are asking. You need experience in all formats whether its limited overs cricket and Test cricket. You need experienced cricketers to nurture the talent that is coming up. Selectors need to see, that if someone is not performing well, they should be dropped. Whether they are senior player or juniors. But as long as everyone is fit, they should be able to get selected in the team” added Harbhajan Singh.
Virat Kohli will now likely to feature in the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024 and after that he will feature in the Test series against Bangladesh which is scheduled to start from September 19. Indian speedster Mohammed Shami will also make his international comeback in the upcoming series against Bangladesh. He last featured in the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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