Delhi Ranji coach Sarandeep Singh has come up with a shocking revelation after the sudden retirement of the India National Cricket Team batting superstar Virat Kohli from Test cricket.
The Delhi coach revealed that Virat Kohli was all set to tour England and was preparing for it as well, expressing a desire to play the matches for India A to acclimatise himself to the English conditions.
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On Monday, May 12, batting superstar Virat Kohli joined the unwanted list of the great cricketers, who ended their career after the Australia tour. He followed the same path as Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin, both of whom recently featured in their last Test matches for the nation in Australia.
Kohli's retirement came as a major shock as he is just 36 years old and is easily one of the fittest cricketers in the world. Many expected him to continue playing ODI and Test cricket till the age of 40 to give himself the best chance to match or even break Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 international centuries.
However, with his recent retirement, Sachin's record will most likely be unbroken as ODIs are not played very frequently these days, and by the time the 2027 ODI World Cup arrives, Kohli will be 39, with even less hunger to play cricket.
Speaking on JioStar, the Delhi Ranji coach expressed his surprise over the Test retirement of Kohli. He said:
“This morning when I heard this news that Virat Kohli has announced his retirement. This was a big surprise for me. And as far as we were talking about the Delhi Ranji Trophy, the way he was playing the matches, 4-5 days before that, we started talking to him about the matches he wants to play. He showed his involvement.”
Now we see that the person who was ready to go to England will not be going to England - Sarandeep Singh
Singh also revealed how Virat Kohli was preparing himself for the England tour after a disastrous run in Australia, but suddenly made a U-turn and ended up stepping away from the longest format of the game. He stated:
“The way he started his preparation for the red ball, he was talking about how the Australia tour would have been, but he was preparing for the England tour, how we would win the Test match. But suddenly, now we see that the person who was ready to go to England will not be going to England. That announcement that has been made today, I think everyone is shocked,” said the Delhi coach.
“I didn't even get to hear it from him. I was talking to him a few days ago, I was talking to him on messages, but I didn't get any such intention that he is thinking about something like this. And the way he is going to the IPL, he is making runs and is in great form.”
He said, no, brother, I want to play matches for India A - Sarandeep Singh
Sarandeep Singh further made an even bigger revelation, stating that Virat Kohli had no plans to play county cricket, but set his eyes on playing India A matches to prepare for the five-match Test series against England, where he wanted to hit 3-4 tons. He elaborated:
“I had asked him if he would play county cricket after this. He said, no, brother, I want to play matches for India A.
"He said he would play two matches for India A, and then I will prepare for the Test match. He said he wants to score 3-4 hundreds, just like the 2018 tour. So he was planning to play for India A. But suddenly, I heard that he was not playing. This is surprising."
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