Monty Panesar gave a big statement about Virat Kohli. (Photo- Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Before the tour of England, Team India veteran Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli surprised everyone by taking retirement from Test cricket. A young team led by Shubman Gill is being sent from England to play a five -Test series. The first Test match will be played from June 20. During this time, some players of Team India are currently playing unofficial matches for India-A in England. During this time, former England veteran has made a strange claim on Virat Kohli’s retirement. He says that Virat Kohli has retired from this format for fear of failing.
Kohli retired for fear of failure?
Former England spinner Monty Panesar says that BCCI might have given Virat Kohli an ultimatum, after which this veteran batsman must have decided to retire, but I think he would have retired for fear of failure. This former England spinner said, “We were waiting for Virat Kohli to play in England, but he shocked everyone by retiring. Virat would take retirement like this, I did not believe”.
According to reports, Moti Panesar further said that playing the balls going out of the off stump was probably difficult for Virat. He was seen being dismissed on this ball on the tour of Australia. Perhaps this is the reason why they would want to end it. Apart from this, Virat must be giving a chance to the youth.
Golden opportunity for youth
Former England spinner said that after the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the youth have a good opportunity to prove themselves. Referring to Karun Nair, he said, “It will depend on how Karun Nair performs, he scored a double century against England Lions. He said that there are many best players in this young team of Team India who can do wonders in England. Apart from this, Shubman Gill also has a chance to create history on English soil.
