Kohli scored 190 runs in the recently concluded Border Gavaskar series while Rohit could amass just 31 after missing the 1st Test at Perth. (AP)
After enduring a torrid time in the Australia series, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were on Tuesday advised by Ravi Shastri to play domestic cricket if they get a gap in their respective schedules.
“If there’s a gap for them, I think they should go back and play some domestic cricket and see how it is,” Shastri said in the ICC Review.
“Because when you play Test match cricket for that length of time, it’s important to play domestic cricket for two reasons: You’re abreast with the current generation (and) you can contribute to that younger generation with your experience. And more importantly you get to play spin more than you will ever play. So if you see India as recorded, India on turning tracks is not the greatest. If you have quality spinners in the opposition, they can trouble you. And they have troubled India,” he added.
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Shastri also said that the decision to continue in the longest format is up to Kohli and Rohit themselves.
“They might have been lucky to get over a couple of series, but you saw how New Zealand exposed them before coming to Australia. So I would leave it on that. And plus, it’s the hunger and desire. When you’re in your 30s, one is 36, the other is 38. They would know how hungry they are,” Shastri said.
Kohli scored 190 runs in the recently concluded Border Gavaskar series while Rohit could amass just 31 after missing the 1st Test at Perth. The failure to produce by these two stalwarts ultimately proved costly for India who conceded the BGT to Australia after 10 years.
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