How will you stay motivated? Ex-India opener’s blunt take on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ODI future – ‘Said goodbye to the wrong format’ | Cricket News
Former India opener Aakash Chopra feels it is the end of the road for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in ODIs as well, and says the duo bid adieu to the wrong format when they decided to quit Test cricket.Rohit and Virat announced their retirement from T20Is after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, and ahead of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, they quit Test cricket as well.“The duo said goodbye to the wrong format. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli suddenly decided to bid adieu to Test cricket,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.“They said they will only play ODIs now. This is my problem. I’ll tell you why. Test cricket is the toughest format. White-ball cricket is monotonous, but the same is not the case for Tests.“Tests are the toughest, while ODIs are the easiest for batters. There is relatively no pressure.“If you are playing just six ODIs in a year, then you have only six days of game time.“How will you stay motivated? How will you prepare? How will you stay fit and in the best shape? This is what I’m thinking.
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“You should have said that you won’t play ODIs and T20Is, but will continue with Tests. Consider this — if you had played the series against England, you would have been in action for 25 days.“Then you would have the series against the West Indies and South Africa,” he added.Chopra also highlighted that Rohit and Virat will not be playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy either.“If you were playing Tests, and somehow there was a gap, you could always play Ranji Trophy.“You could play county cricket. If you play the longest format, you stay in the game. When you leave Tests, obviously, you wouldn’t go to play Ranji Trophy.“What’s the point of playing Ranji or county cricket when one has retired from Tests?” said Chopra.
