Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that Virat Kohli was fully prepared for the England series. But, he did not get the support of the selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar. Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12. He gave this information through an Instagram post. He had hinted at continuing this format by playing Ranji
Kaif said in an interview to IANS on Wednesday, ‘I think he wanted to continue playing in this format. He must have also talked to BCCI officials and selectors about this. The selectors must have cited his performance in the last 5-6 years and told him that he may no longer have a place in the team. We will never know what happened, it is very difficult to guess what really happened behind the scenes. ‘ He further said, ‘It was clear from playing Ranji Trophy after returning from Australia tour that he wanted to make a comeback in the upcoming Test. He hoped that he would get support from BCCI and selectors as well, but he did not get it. ‘ Only 3 centuries scored in Tests in the last five years
If we look at Kohli’s performance in the last few years, it is evident that his performance has declined. He scored only 2028 runs in 68 innings played during this period and scored only three centuries. During this period, his career average dropped to 46. During the Australia tour, there were signs of a comeback with a brilliant century in Perth, but he could score only 90 runs in the rest of the tour and India lost the series 1-3. He was seen trying to score runs in a hurry in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Kaif believes that Kohli’s approach in Australia showed that he is bored with this format. He was seen trying to score runs quickly. In Test cricket, you have to stay at the crease for hours, which he has done before, but constantly taking the edge while trying to drive the ball going outside, it seemed that his patience had decreased. _______________ Also read this sports news… 5 reasons for Kohli’s hasty retirement: Thinking of giving opportunity to the youth, strict rules of coach Gambhir; 36-year-old Virat Kohli, who could not score 10,000 runs, retired from Test cricket on 12 May. If he had played for 1-2 more years, he would have scored 10,000 runs and become India’s third top scorer in this format, but Virat did not care about the record. Full news
