Delhi: Former captain and great all-rounder Kapil Dev, who led the Indian cricket team to its first ICC World Cup title, has said that the prime time of any cricketer is between the ages of 26 and 34, and after that the fitness of the player determines the length of his career. Kapil made this comment when he was asked about the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He said that as long as the players are enjoying the game, they should continue playing.
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Kohli will turn 36 in November this year, while Rohit will turn 37 in April this year. Both the players played an important role in leading India to the title in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2024. With this, both of them announced their retirement from T20 International cricket, but they are still active in ODI and Test cricket.
Kapil Dev recently expressed his opinion on the retirement of these two in a conversation with a sports website My Khel. Citing the examples of Ravi Shastri and Sachin Tendulkar, he said that Shastri retired at a young age, while Tendulkar had a long career.
The former all-rounder said, “A player's peak is between the ages of 26 and 34. After that, his fitness decides how long his career will last.”
International Cricket Career of Kapil Dev
For your information, let us tell you that Kapil Dev retired from cricket in 1994 at the age of 35. He played 131 Tests and 225 ODIs in his career, in which Dev took 434 wickets in Tests and 253 wickets in ODIs.
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