Gautam Gambhir breaks silence on Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Test Retirement: ‘No one has the right to decide’. Cricket news

New Delhi: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has finally broken his silence on Test cricket on the high-profile retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, called it a personal option and urged respect for their decisions.Speaking ahead of India’s five-observance visit to England, which begins on June 20 in Leeds, Gambhir addressed the vacuum left out of the exit of two modern great people of India. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“I think when you start the game and when you want to finish, it’s a very personal decision,” Gambhir said in an interview with CNN-NEWS18. “No one has the right – this coach, selector, or anyone in this country – to tell someone when to retire. It comes from within. ,Who is that IPL player?Both Rohit and Kohli stepped away from the longest format earlier this month, ending a chapter of Indian cricket, which extended for more than a decade. Although Gambhir admitted that the team would remember his experience, he emphasized the occasion for young players to present this moment. “Yes, it will be difficult, but then people will put their hands to ensure their hands,” he said. “Any person can give another person an opportunity to do something special for the country.”
He cited India’s Champions Trophy victory without Jaspreet Bumrah that the team could succeed despite the absence of senior names.
According to reports, BCCI is expected to announce the Test Squad and India’s new Red-Ball captain on Saturday, with Gambhir and Chief Selector Ajit Aggarkar addressed the media.
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