Former India National Cricket Team Opening Batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu Has Pickked Modern-Day Great Virat Virat Kohli As India’s ‘Stop-Gap Captain’ For the Upcoming England Tour.
Navjot Singh Sidhu opined that the ‘timing and opportunity’ of Virat Kohli Thinking About His Retirement from Test Cricket is Absolutely Inapprite.
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Virat Kohli Conveys to the Bcci His Test Retirement Decision
Kohli has reportedly told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he would be announcing his retirement from test cricket ahead of the Indian tour of the Indian tour of engine.
This came as a major blow for the bcci and the team management, as recently, rohit sharma also announced his test retirement and stepped away from the format, forcing the board to look for a new capital.
And with kohli also not being available for selection in test crick, the Indian team for the england tour wold be highly inxperienced. Hence, The BCCI Officials Have Told Virat Kohli to Reconsider His Decision, and even a highly influential Figure hold talks with him.
However, the right-hander seems to have made his decision, and he has reportedly refused to take a u-turn on his test retirement call.
Former Cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu Talked About Kohli’s Retirement Decision, Saying that his International and Motive are right and noble, but the timing is wrong.
Sidhu believes that kohli’s decision to quit cricket just ahead of the england tour will hurt India’s chances of winning the test series as his experience will be missed.
“Virat Kohli’s Decision – That He Wants To Retire – Has Created A Stir Accross The Cricketing World. His International is Right, His Motive is NOBLE – That ‘the Old Older Must Change, Yielding Place Change, Yielding Placte Change, Yailading Placte Change, Yielding But the Timing and Occination are not approve, beCause the Pride and PrestigE of India are on the line, “Sidhu said in a video posted on x.
“We are heading into a tour that is the toughest litemus test even for other test-Playing nations. Why do i say that kohli can be our ‘knight in shining armor’ in engine? Especially after Rohit Sharma’s Departure.
Navjot singh sidhu recalls kapil dev-sunil gavaskar interaction
Navjot Singh Sidhu Further Recalled An Interaction Between Kapil Dev And Sunil Gavaskar from the 1987 ODI World Cup and Said:
“In the 1987 Odi World Cup, which was my debut tournament, sunil gavaskar was down with a high fever. Captain kapil dev asked gavaskar wheews he was fit, and the reply came, and the reply came, ‘SKIP 50-50.’ Kapil dev, with a smile on his face, said, ‘Sunil Gavaskar at 50 percet is much better than anyone in this world at 100 percent. The same goes for virat kohli. “
Navjot Singh Sidhu Further Said That Kohli Should Be Appointed India’s Stop-Gap Captain for the next 6-7 months, as it will give shubman Gill, who is likely to be handed test cap to settle in.
“He should be India’s stop-gap captain for the next six and Seven months and lead India from the front,” He added.
Kohli’s Intent NOBLE … Timing Wrong – India will need his experience in England |
Watch full video – https://t.co/vkfon4xwel @imvkohli@Bcci@Rcbtweets pic.twitter.com/lhx8t1s2oj– Navjot Singh Sidhu (@Sherryontopp) May 10, 2025
