Kapil Dev made a big statement on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, saying- 'The time of both is over now, they should retire…

Kapil Dev: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are such stars of Indian cricket who have made millions of followers. After reaching a certain age, it is not easy for players to maintain fitness. For this, more hard work has to be done than before. At the same time, in the first Test match played with Bangladesh, the bats of Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli remained silent. After seeing this situation, now the statement of former Indian team captain Kapil Dev has come out. Which is quite shocking. Team India's legendary captain Kapil Dev has given his opinion on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Kapil Dev's statement on Rohit and Virat

Captain Kapil Dev, who won the first World Cup title for India, says that the golden time of any player is from 26 to 34 years of age and after that the career of the player depends on his fitness. This great player of the world said this when he was asked about the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Kapil (Kapil Dev) said that as long as the players are taking the game to the field, they should play.

Advised Virat and Rohit to retire

Kapil Dev said,

'Ravi Shastri retired at a very young age. So it completely depends on the player how he thinks about his life. My principle means that he should stay fit and play as long as you are able to bear the load of the game. In my opinion, the peak of any player is from the age of 26 to 34 years. And after that, fitness decides how strong their relationship will be. A person is prohibited from deciding his way of life. I mean as long as you are fit and enjoy the game.'

Kapil Dev told the age of retirement

Let us tell you that Kapil Dev retired from international cricket in 1994 at the age of 35. In his brilliant career, he played 131 Tests and 225 ODIs, in which he took 434 and 253 wickets respectively. He scored 5,248 runs in batting. When he started cricket, he was the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. The former World Cup winning player (Kapil Dev) says that there are many players in world cricket who have played for many years and have retained their talents.

take a look at the performance

Recently, England fast bowler James Anderson retired at the age of 42. He competed continuously for England and performed brilliantly in Test cricket. If we look at the international records of two Indian legends in 2024, Rohit has played 21 matches and 27 innings and scored 1,001 runs at an average of 41.70. Which includes three centuries and six half-centuries. As far as Kohli is concerned, he has scored 319 runs in 15 matches and 17 innings at an average of 18.76. Which includes only one century.