Virat, Rohit, Pujara and Ashwin: Didn’t modern-day legends deserve farewells? | Sledging Room, S03 Ep 11
AUG 29, 202537 MIN
Virat, Rohit, Pujara and Ashwin: Didn’t modern-day legends deserve farewells? | Sledging Room, S03 Ep 11
AUG 29, 202537 MIN
Description
Cheteshwar Pujara retired two years after playing his last Test. R Ashwin bowed out midway through a Test series in Australia. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirements from Test cricket during the IPL season. Yet, none of them were accorded a farewell.<br />Overseas stars such as David Warner and James Anderson were able to choose their stage and script emotional farewell matches. Why can’t Indian greats enjoy the same privilege?<br />Is this down to the BCCI’s inability to communicate better with its senior players? <br />Pujara’s retirement also raises a crucial question: Is there still space for Test specialists in modern-day cricket?<br />In the latest episode of the Sledging Room podcast, Akshay Ramesh, Kingshuk Kusari and Saurabh Kumar debate whether India’s modern-day greats have been short-changed in retirements.<br /> <br />Tune in!