Virat Kohli tells BCCI he wants to retire from Test cricket

[Lord]

39 minutes ago, Texan said:

Master of theatrics! If he really wanted to retire, he would have announced it and not just "leaked" news to the press that he is intending to retire and have BCCI folks line up to convince him. If you want to retire, you just announce it and go. The game is bigger than the individual.

 

Honestly, I would rather prefer a new batting order with domestic performers being given a preference than keeping Kohli around. They might also fail, but at least there is some hope for the future. There is no point in continuing to invest in Kohli who is way past it.

 

This tour its okay. Youngsters should be introduced only in home series unless we are ready to back them after expected failure in England

[Zero_Unit]

12 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

First Rohit and then Kohli. Both declaring retirement in between an ongoing war. Looks like dnt want much publicity

 

So both will continue to play ODIs but there are hardly any ODIs gets played now. SO better retire from all formats 

Probably wants to chase 1 more ODI WC

[Texan]

2 hours ago, Lord said:

 

This tour its okay. Youngsters should be introduced only in home series unless we are ready to back them after expected failure in England

Its okay for them to debut in England. Ganguly, Dravid both debuted in England and helped us draw the matches that we would have lost otherwise. More recently, Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal had debuted in Australia and did well in their first series.

[BlueBee]

7 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Where and all is Sai Sudarshan going to bat? He was our answer to replace RHS. Now to replace fisherman. :-)

He can be a good #3 or #4 in Tests. 

[kosingh]

26 minutes ago, BlueBee said:

He can be a good #3 or #4 in Tests. 

 

Maybe in the legends team if Dravid and Tendulkar choose not to play

[vvvslaxman]

I understand the reluctance to play against your own country. 

[diga]

5 hours ago, Texan said:

Its okay for them to debut in England. Ganguly, Dravid both debuted in England and helped us draw the matches that we would have lost otherwise. More recently, Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal had debuted in Australia and did well in their first series.

+1... BCCI just wants Kohli for marketing purposes 

[vvvslaxman]

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16QLW7SMgR/

 

[Ultimate_Game]

Why tell BCCI? Just retire already! And BCCI, you phuckers why insist on Kohli playing Tests? What exactly has he done over the last 5-6 years while averaging 30 and being the worst no. 4 batter across all teams, including Pak and B'desh!

 

BCCI should be relieved that Kohli is thinking of bowing out himself. I would've hoped they would've jumped for joy and taken up his offer instantly! Sai Sudarshan is a replacement who's ready to step in. And TBH he can't do any worse than what Kohli has done over the last few years.

Edited May 11 by Ultimate_Game

[New guy]

Not even 10k runs and average under 47. Didn't think his test career would end like this when he was at his peak.

[Lord]

 

[Lord]

 

[cowboysfan]

don't stop a guy who has one foot out the door. 

[Lone Wolf]

Please Chokli don't back out.... 

 

Kela

YBJ

Sai

Gill (c) likely 

Pant

Jurel/Sarfaraz/NKR

Jadeja

Harshit 

Siraj

Bumrah 

Prasidh

 

 

 

[Sandz]

Don’t just tell, do.

[kosingh]

I suspect he wants the theater of a farewell test or something like that. 

[diga]

2 hours ago, kosingh said:

I suspect he wants the theater of a farewell test or something like that. 

wow...thats surely a possibility (nautanki sala)

[Ultimate_Game]

Now this selfish piece of shyte will drag this drama for another couple of years 

 

Hasn't done shyte in Tests for ages and instrumental in losing us the NZ series at home and BGT away. Never showed up in Tests away from home in his entire career, and rode on others' coattails. He deserved to be dropped and here he's creating this drama about "retiring".

[wanted_desi]

I don’t even mind him in the England series. It’s just funny to see him getting out like a tailender.

[Bigg Brother]

What a sorry looking test career this was.  Complete liability since last 5 years, average of 46 while his contemporaries are averaging 50+ and scoring 10k+ runs.. Rohit-Kohli-Pujara all three disappointed, had so hopes about them when they started 12-13 years ago...