Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently welcomed Indian cricket star Rohit Sharma to his official residence, Varsha, marking a special meeting that celebrated the cricketer's illustrious Test career.
Ahead of the five-match England tour, which will kickstart India's ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 campaign, Virat stunned the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from the format, drawing curtains to a 14-year-long, 123-match big career.
Shami hasn't bowled for India in the whites since the World Test Championship final against Australia in 2023. A long injury layoff kept Shami out of action after the ODI World Cup in the same year.
Former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin handpicked his "favourite piece of batsmanship" of India batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after they bid adieu to the Test format.
He felt the Indian team needs a couple of series to figure out the perfect fit for that spot, as Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests poses an immediate question to India, who will be their next No. 4. Kohli batted at No. 4 in 99 of the 115 Tests since Sachin Tendulkar's retirement.
India's prized Test assets, who carried the country's hopes of carrying its winning momentum in the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy, have now faded into retirement as the new World Test Championship cycle is on the cusp of commencement.
India is now in dire straits as, after the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, they are left with just over a month to carry out a successful transition ahead of the England tour of five Tests, which will kickstart India's ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 campaign.
Virat sent shockwaves across the cricketing fraternity and the Indian team into a need for a sudden and challenging transition, just days after batter Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the format ahead of India's tour to England of five Tests, which will start the ICC World Test Cha
As Team India prepares for a challenging transition with Virat calling it quits in Tests just days after Rohit Sharma, fans have plenty to reminisce over when it comes to Virat's Test career.
Former cricketer Atul Wassan sang a verse in India's batting mainstay Virat Kohli and stood with his decision to retire from Test cricket, even though he felt the 36-year-old would dazzle in England next month.