‘Rohit, Kohli is being targeted’, the statement of former Pakistani cricketer Rashid Latif created panic
Rashid latif on Virat and rohit: Former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif claimed that Indian senior pair Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are being targeted for their red ball form and they are being targeted for their red ball form First it is being forced to play domestic cricket. India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit played for Mumbai in the ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir. He scored three and 28 runs in the match. On the other hand, Kohli will join the Delhi team for the match against the railway at Arun Jaitley Stadium from January 30.
Apart from the star pair, members of the Test team, which faced 1-3 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia, are also playing for their respective state teams for the latest round of Ranji Trophy matches. Other notable players include Yashasvi Jaiswal (Mumbai), Rishabh Pant (Delhi), Ravindra Jadeja (Saurashtra) and Shubman Gill (Punjab).
According to former Pakistan wicketkeeper batsman, Rohit and Kohli should focus on the upcoming limited overs series against England and the Champions Trophy to be held in Dubai next month. Latif said that the players do not get much time to play domestic cricket due to the busy international calendar. He said that the star couple have played two World Cup finals without playing domestic cricket in the last two years.
Latif told ‘IANS’, “The players do not have time to play domestic cricket due to the busy international calendar. If needed, they should play domestic cricket, but to target Rohit (Sharma) and Virat (Kohli) The reason is that they are forcing everyone to play domestic cricket. ”
In the past, except Sachin Tendulkar, others have not played much domestic cricket … Rohit and Virat have won the T20 World Cup without playing domestic cricket and have reached the final of the ODI World Cup. He will play an ODI series against England next time, so he should be ready for it because the limited overs series is a completely different game. “
Rohit and Kohli will be seen in the three -match ODI series starting against England from 6 February. Both teams are currently playing a five -match T20 series, which India started with a stunning win in the first T20 match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.