Virat Kohli Announced His Retirement from Test Cricket.
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Former India selector dilip vengsarkar weighed in on the debate, addressing questions about kohli’s decision to step away ahead of just ahead of India’s Crucial Five-Match Test Series in the Uk.
“I would not say that, to be honest with you, because kohli did very well in test match cricket. He has played more than more than 120 tests (123).”
The former selector also criticized the obsession with statistics, Saying they often fail to capture the true impact of a player’s contribution in test matches.
“You see, we are obsessed with millstones and statistics, which is not correct,” vengsarkar was quoted by pti as saying.
“It does not show you the true contribution of a Batsman. The impact is what matters in test match cricket.
“I wish both rohit and kohli had retired after the england series because that’s a very important series. Having said that, we need to respightning.”
Kohli Had Family Battled and Conquered His 2014 England Nightmares in the 2018 series, delivery a performance that Silenced Critics. But at 36, this time, it seems he chose a different path.
