Virat Kohli wasn't urged to reconsider retirement; instead told he doesn't fit in Test team; 'BCCI doesn't request': Report
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket, but as it turns out, the BCCI was the one to push Virat Kohli into a corner in the first place.
As Virat Kohli announced his decision to retire from Test cricket, each day continues to throw a new surprise, new information. On Saturday morning, news that Kohli has informed the BCCI of his decision to walk away from Test cricket came as an absolute heartbreak for Kohli fans.
The ripple effect was such that, reportedly, the BCCI, out of desperation, urged Kohli to reconsider his decision so that the Indian team that tours England for a five-test series starting June 20 is not left inexperienced. Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin have already retired, leaving Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah as the only two sure-shot picks for the series.
And as the series marks the start of a fresh World Test Championship cycle, no Kohli could be a body blow for India and a huge shot in the arm for England. And rightly so. However, a report in The Dainik Jagran claims something totally opposite. It states that Kohli wasn't asked to reconsider his decision at all.
And if anything, Kohli was told bluntly by the decision-makers that he does not warrant a place in India's Test team anymore due to his poor form. In what turned out to be his last Test series in Australia, Kohli tallied just 190 runs from five Tests, averaging a shade above 23. In fact, 100 of those 190 runs came in a single innings, when he scored his 30th Test century in Perth – his 9th Test ton against the Aussies. Besides, in the previous series against New Zealand, Kohli's 93 runs from six innings at an average of 15.50 cut an even poorer figure.
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