At this time, the news of India's legendary cricketer Virat Kohli's retirement from Test cricket is gaining momentum everywhere. Recently, another legendary cricketer of India, Rohit Sharma, announced his retirement from Test cricket. After this it was believed that some other players of India can also retire before the England tour. Speculations about Virat Kohli's retirement became rife.
BCCI trying to convince Kohli
According to media reports, Virat Kohli can also say goodbye to this format soon. He is understood to have informed the BCCI about his decision to retire from Test cricket. But the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is trying to convince him against this decision. If Kohli retires, then the luck of other cricketers of the Indian team can shine.
Shreyas Iyer's performance has been amazing
Actually, India's promising player and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer can gain from Virat's retirement. According to media reports, if Virat Kohli retires from the Test format, then Shreyas Iyer can bat at number four in Team India. Shreyas Iyer's performance has been amazing while playing at number four in ODIs.
Iyer has played only 14 Test matches so far. During this, he has scored 811 runs with an average of 37. Shreyas Iyer has so far scored 5 half-centuries and 1 half-century in Tests. Shreyas Iyer has not played a Test match for Team India for the last 15 months. Iyer played his last Test match in the year 2024 against England in Visakhapatnam.
Selection in England not confirmed yet
Shreyas Iyer's selection in the series against England is not confirmed yet. Team India has to play a five-match Test series against England. It is reported that Iyer has not come to the selectors' attention for India A or Team India.
Prakash Kumar Pandey