After a poor home season with the bat, which saw them score just a fifty each, Virat and Rohit will be going to Australia for a Border-Gavaskar Trophy series which will be make-or-break for them. This series will be key for them to lengthen their Test careers after a humiliating home series
The Duleep Trophy concluded with India A lifting the title. Various Indian international stars like Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, etc played the tournament. However, Rohit and Virat did not feature in the tournament.
Former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal hailed Ravichandran Ashwin and said that he is as important as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for India's success in Test cricket.
India's T20 World Cup final carried a mixed bag of emotions for the Indian fans. There were tears of joy as India ended their ICC World Cup drought that lasted for 13 years. There were tears of sorrow as well with the three star players bidding adieu to the shortest format of cricket.
From the airport, Team India reached the ITC Maurya hotel, where they stayed before their meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Notably, Virat, Rohit, Hardik, head coach Rahul Dravid and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny were spotted at the hotel.
Former India Women cricketer Mithali Raj wrote an emotional note on Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja's retirement from T20Is and said that the legacy will remain.
Rohit's leadership skills in the tournament, fine rotation of bowlers and Virat's ability to overcome a lean patch and deliver when it mattered the most helped Men in Blue in in ending their 11-year-long ICC trophy drought. Both also announced their retirement from the short format after win
As Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from T20Is, former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir said that the two stalwart cricketers have done many things for Indian cricket.
Rohit's leadership skills in the tournament, fine rotation of bowlers and Virat's ability to overcome a lean patch and deliver when it mattered the most helped Men in Blue in in ending their 11-year-long ICC trophy drought.
India will be taking on Bangladesh in their Super Eights clash at Antigua's Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Saturday. India is in second place in Group 1 of Super Eights, with a win against Afghanistan and two points. Bangladesh is at the bottom place, having lost their game against Australia