Former India head coach Ravi Shastri came down heavily on those who in his opinion are trying to be an obstacle in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s career. In the recent interview Shastri issued a clear warning to the “trouble-makers” and said that he will not be tolerating people who meddle with the reputation of India’s most senior players.
His remarks come after there were discussions over Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s ODI future after they stepped away from Tests and T20Is. Although Shastri avoided naming individuals, the intensity of his comments left little ambiguity regarding who they were aimed at.
When Shastri was asked about who is “interfering” he gave a very vague response and did not reveal the exact name. But many people have interpreted the comments were directed towards chief-selector Ajit Agarkar and the team management.
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“Some people are doing it. That’s all I will say,” he said on Prabhat Khabar, “And if these two switch on properly, hit the right buttons, all the ones messing around will disappear from the scene real quick.”
Ravi Shastri said – “Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are Dada players. They are white ball giants. You don’t mess around with players of that stature.”
Question – Who’s doing this?.
Ravi Shastri – “Some People are doing it, And if these two switch on properly, hit the right buttons, all the ones messing around will disappear from the scene real quick”.
Ravi Shastri said – "Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are Dada players. They are white ball giants. You don’t mess around with players of that stature.”
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Question – Who’s doing this?.
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Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been in stellar form since they made a comeback in the international circuit, the duo only plays the ODI format. They first played three-match ODI series against Australia and in the third ODI Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli wrecked havoc on field as they scored 121 and 74 respectively. Then they are now playing the ODI series against South Africa and in the first ODI Rohit smashed 57 while Kohli scored a magnificent century. In the 2nd ODI against the Proteas, Virat continues his lethal form and scored another hundred.
