Sanjay Manjrekar: Team India's veteran batsman Virat Kohli is back in his old rhythm once again. This player has played amazing innings in the last few ODI matches. However, Sanjay Manjrekar seems to have a problem with this. Sanjay Manjrekar is very disappointed with Virat Kohli's ODI playing because he feels that this player has chosen a very easy format. According to Manjrekar, he should have chosen Test cricket. Manjrekar believes that on one hand players like Root, Smith, Williamson are showing their mettle in Test cricket, while on the other hand Virat has left this format.
former indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar Said that Virat Kohli's retirement from Test cricket is somewhat disappointing, while 'Fab 4' fellow players Smith, Root and Kane Williamson are maintaining their magic in this format. Manjrekar wrote on his Instagram handle, 'As Joe Root is touching new heights in Test cricket, my attention turns to Virat Kohli. He has retired from Test cricket, and it is unfortunate that in the five years before his retirement, he did not try his best to find out why he averaged 31 in Tests for five years. What could they do? We will talk about this later but I am just sad that players like Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson are making a name for themselves in Test cricket.
Sanjay Manjrekar further wrote, 'If Virat Kohli had retired from every format of cricket, it would have been fine. But I am more disappointed by the decision he has taken to play ODI cricket, because this is a format which is the easiest format for a top order batsman. Test cricket is what really tests you, and T20 cricket has its own challenges. The second thing is that since he is very fit, it seems that perhaps he could have continued to fight to get back into his form. Even if he was dropped from a series, he could probably go into first-class cricket, play in Australia, England, play more matches in India, and try for another comeback.
Before the year 2020, Virat Kohli was considered the best Test cricketer in the Fab 4. However, after the Covid 19 pandemic, there was a dangerous decline in Virat's form. He could never recover from this. He retired in May last year. In the last five years of his career, he could score runs only at an average of 30. However, despite this, Virat retired with a career average of 46.85 in 123 Test matches, which is amazing.
