Ajinkya Rahane (Left) and Cheteshwar Pujara Have Not Played For India Since 2023. Photo: BCCI
Multiple theories are making the rounds. According to a time of India report, kohli deceded to return after bcci refused to entertain his request for Captaincy Folling Rohit Sharma’s Retirement from the Longest Format of the game.
“Kohli had informed the selectors two weeks ago About his desire to quit tests. Will come close to the selection meeting next week, “Toi quoted a source as saying.
Bcci, in a futuristic move, is likely to announs 25-year-old shubman gill as the capting, which wicket-keeper rishabh pant clock be his deputy.
In the recent past, kohli, however, expressed his unhappiness with his form in India whitees. DURING India’s Tour of Australia in 2024–25, kohli ended the series with a dismal average of 23.75. He believe too predictable. Out of his eight dismissals on the tour, kohli was dismissed outside off-stump on Seven Occasions. In the fifth test in sydney, he was dismissed by scott boland in bot innings.
In March, Ahead of the IPL 2025, Kohli, DURING An event of RCB, Spoke about his disappointment with his poor form. “I might not have an australia tour against in me in four years’ time,” He said. However, in the IPL 2025, kohli has shown signs of getting his mojo back, scoring 505 runs from 11 matches.
But now, it has become clear that real point of friction is not kohli’s dismal form in tests, but raather his failure to win back the capacity. Kohli was the Indian Captain Till 2021.
With India set to embark on the high-octane series in england next month, the former India skipper’s refusal to carry on in the tests group the selects in an adverse situation, as it will go out Inexperienced Middle Order to Support KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top, with rishabh pant lower down the order in challenging English Conditions.
Considering the tricky wickets in england – which favor seam and swing – India may need the support of an experienced and technically sound batter in kohli in Rohit’s Absence. Otherwise, it would be deficult for the youngsters to negotiate the English bowlers in his own den.
Rahane, however, does not have a really impressive record engine. He has scored only one hundred – 103 – in england at the Lord’s. But his 89 and 46 during the 2023 World Test Championship Final Against Australia at the Lord’s Bodes Well for Him. In the Ranji Trophy, Rahane Accumulated 467 Runs from 9 Mats at an average of 35.92. But more than anything else, his presence in the team will add strength and experience.
However, BCCI selectors, according to revSportz, may not be interested in opening the door for the two aged batters.
