Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has praised veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for their dedication to the game, saying that the experienced duo do not need to prove anything at this stage of their careers.
“The fact that Rohit has worked on his fitness and come back deserves praise,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. “The fact that Virat is batting as well as he is also shows the kind of work both of them have put in. The idea that both of them still have something to prove is laughable. What do they need to prove? Obviously, it is all messaging. In such long careers, we all have ups and downs; we all have good and bad times.”
Rohit and Kohli retired from the other two formats of the game and decided to continue only in the ODI format. Many experts and fans then said that they needed to prove themselves by scoring runs to earn their places in the team. Both answered their critics with the bat. Rohit was the highest scorer in the ODI series in Australia, scoring 202 runs in three matches. After back to back failures in the first two ODIs in Australia, Kohli roared back to form by registering four consecutive scores of fifty or more, including two centuries. He was the highest run-scorer in the South Africa series with 302 runs.
Ashwin also said that the two batting stalwarts should be viewed as examples for future generations hoping to sustain long careers in international cricket.
“These things will keep happening. But they don’t have to prove anything to anyone. They are actually an example for the next generation of players, showing that you need to make sacrifices and demonstrate commitment to the game if you want to have such lengthy careers. The game is bigger than anyone else,” he added.
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