Are Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma overstaying their welcome in the Test team? How long will we keep hearing the oft-repeated refrain: “Retirement is a personal call?”
Does anyone within the Indian cricket team’s setup have the authority to tell Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli that their time is up? Can the head coach or selectors take the bold call of dropping them in Sydney? Some established senior players in the past, including Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane — the heroes of India’s last Test series triumph in Australia — were told their services were no longer required when their form dipped.
Is there a different standard for the superstars?
In the latest episode of the Sledging Room Podcast, Akshay Ramesh, Rishabh Beniwal and Saurabh Kumar discuss the Boxing Day horror and what to expect in the New Year’s Test.
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