'Happy retirement…' Who bid farewell to Rohit and Virat?
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 has been very bad for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli so far. These veteran players also failed to play big innings in the Melbourne Test. Due to this, the tension of Team India has increased. Both these players have been going through a very bad phase for some time.
The poor form of Team India's veteran batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli continues. These players did not score any runs in the Melbourne Test as well. Both these players are at the last stage of their Test career. In such a situation, this tour is very important for them. But Rohit and Virat have failed to take advantage of this big opportunity. During the Australia tour, the demand for change in Team India has been raised many times and it is believed that one of these veterans may leave the Test format.
Rohit and Virat are in bad shape in Melbourne
Victory in the Melbourne Test is very important for Team India, otherwise, the dream of reaching the final of the World Test Championship may be shattered. But in this big match, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were completely flopped. Rohit Sharma scored 3 runs in the first innings of the Melbourne Test. At the same time, he could contribute only 9 runs in the second innings. On the other hand, Virat Kohli also flopped. After scoring 36 runs in the first innings, he could score only 5 runs in the second innings. After this poor performance, Rohit and Virat have now come under the target of the fans.
On social media, Indian fans are congratulating Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on their retirement. That is, fans believe that the Test career of these two players is now over and they will not be seen playing Tests in future. Many posts are going viral on social media regarding the retirement of these two players and the hashtag '#Happy Retirement' is trending. A user shared Virat's photo and wrote, 'Happy Retirement Virat Kohli.' At the same time, a user wrote for Rohit, 'Rohit and Virat retire from Tests! Thanks for the memories. Happy retirement.'
Thank you for your services Ro-Ko
— K.R (@orangearmy77) December 30, 2024
Happy retirement 💐💐💐
We will remember your heroics #INDvAUS #ViratKohli #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/uYnVzjxOu6
Thank you for your services Ro-Ko
— K.R (@orangearmy77) December 30, 2024
Happy retirement 💐💐💐
We will remember your heroics #INDvAUS #ViratKohli #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/uYnVzjxOu6
Happy Retirement Virat Kohli 🙏#INDvsAUS #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/b8ynBq9oA3
— 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 (@meri_mrziii) December 30, 2024
Rohit & Virat retire from Tests. Thank you for the memories 🏏🇮🇳 Happy Retirement #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/hMzuy9U9cm
— Ꭺʀɢʜʏᴀ (@ARGHYA421) December 30, 2024
The bat remained silent in BGT 2024-25
This series has been very bad for Rohit Sharma. So far he has been able to score only 31 runs in 5 innings of 3 matches at a poor average of 6.20. In which 10 runs is his best score. On the other hand, Virat Kohli has scored 167 runs in 7 innings of 4 matches at an average of 27.83. Which includes 1 century. But apart from this century, he has not done anything special in the entire series.
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