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Former World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has asserted that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are indispensable members of the Indian cricket team across all formats, equating their significance to that of Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. This statement comes in the wake of India’s thrilling T20 World Cup final victory over South Africa, where Kohli’s match-winning knock of 76 runs was pivotal.
Following the T20 World Cup win, Kohli announced his retirement from T20 internationals during the post-match press conference. In a surprising move, Rohit Sharma also declared his retirement from T20Is.
“No one can take Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma place in the Indian team in any format. They have been huge servants of Indian cricket, and it was a happy farewell for them. The stature that Virat has made of himself in all formats, he will surely be missed in T20Is. Both are the same as Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. They are irreplaceable,” said Kapil Dev at the Trinity Golf Championship League’s second edition curtain-raiser event.
Kohli’s T20I career, which began in June 2010, saw him play 125 matches, amassing 4188 runs, including one century and 38 half-centuries, making him the second-highest run-scorer in T20Is. Rohit Sharma, who started his T20I journey in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, holds the record for the most centuries in the format with five to his name. He became the highest run-scorer in T20Is, accumulating 4231 runs in 159 matches. As captain, Rohit led India to their second T20 World Cup title, further cementing his legacy.
Kapil Dev’s endorsement of Kohli and Sharma underscores their monumental contributions to Indian cricket, drawing parallels to the legendary careers of Tendulkar and Dhoni, and highlighting their irreplaceable roles in the team.
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