Whose hand behind the retirement of Kohli and Rohit Sharma? Consciousness report

Whose hand behind the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma? Last updated in the reporting report: 14 May 2025, 13:37 Ist Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of Indian Cricket, and just after a few months Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ashwin retired from Test cricket. He has already said that there should be “star culture” in the team. Each … Read more Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli with coach Gautam Gambhir. (File photo) Highlights Gautam Gambhir has become the new head coach of Indian cricket. Kohli, Rohit and Ashwin retired from Test cricket. Gambhir intends to end the star culture. New -delhi. Cricket veteran considers the tenure of Greg Chappell, who was coached as a black chapter to the Indian team of Australia. When he wanted to show his power, he had to leave the post. Anil Kumble became upset about the ‘superstar culture’ of the team, but Gautam Gambhir seems to be a rare head coach of Indian cricket that has more power than the captain. There are countless examples in Indian cricket when strong coaches had to withdraw before the power of the players. Bishan Singh Bedi, Chappell and Kumble were the champion players themselves, but they wouldn’t think they would have to play the role of the captain’s assistant. John Wright, Gary Kirsten and Ravi Shastri knew this and he was quite successful. Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Rohit Sharma, who did not keep their point in a strong way in the test team, took Sanyasa of Test cricket. After saying goodbye to these three, there are no more big stars in the test team, so Gambhir gets the chance to open his pawns on cricket. According to BCCI sources, Gambhir came before that the ‘Star Culture’ in the team should be finished. The source said: “Gautam Gambhir -era has started now. He clearly said that India needs new faces in the new circle of the World Test Championship. In the team management everyone knew what seriously he was thinking about the future of senior players in the test format. The main choice -AJit Agarkar was also the strongest person in the Indian Cricket. Rohit has all played an important role in the choice, but it is not the case in Gambhir. In this era of change of Indian cricket, he wanted to get full power to avoid failures such as Border Gavascar trophy and New Zealand series. What the time of Dravid, Laxman and Sachin was the same player from that height and it is Jasprit Bumrah, but it is not possible for him to become captain because of poor fitness records. 15 years active in sports journalism. Dainik Jagran website.