"Some Retire Only Once": Amit Mishra Reacts To Shahid Afridi's Advice For Virat Kohli

14.09.2022 - 09:27 sports.ndtv.com

A day after former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi came out with some retirement advice for India star Virat Kohli, former India leg-spinner Amit Mishra had a sharp reply.

Afridi had said that Kohli, whenever he chooses to retire, should do so on a high and that it shouldn't come at a stage when he is being dropped from the team.

Reacting to a news report on Afridi's quotes, Amit Mishra wrote "Dear Afridi, some people retire only once so please spare Virat Kohli from all this." Dear Afridi, some people retire only once so please spare Virat Kohli from all this.

https://t.co/PHlH1PJh2r Mishra's tweet was prompted by Afridi's history of announcing his retirement several times before retracting his decision. "The way Virat has played, the start that he had to his career, he had overcome struggles and work hard before he made a name for himself.

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