"It Will Be Retirement...": Ex-Australia Skipper's Explosive Take On Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli

Former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke expressed that if star India batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli fail to perform during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, they could retire from the format.
With the first Test set to take place at Perth from November 22 onwards, two Indian veterans will be looking at a make-or-break BGT series after a horrific home season against Bangladesh and New Zealand. Speaking at ESPN's Around the Wicket podcast, Clarke said, "If it is their last time here in Australia, I think it will be retirement. They would not be dropped, but in the same breath, I think every cricketer knows that if you are not making runs or taking wickets, there will be conversations around that kind of a thing."

"Being the captain of the team, you get a slack for that, and if you are the world's best batter for the last 10 years - maybe longer - across formats, I think Virat may get a bit more slack than somebody else."

"I hope for this series' sake, Test cricket's sakes, they both come out, get back to their best form and score plenty of runs for India, but also Test cricket. We want to see the Australian attack which is a good one, take on the top-order batting of India which is pretty strong in itself," he concluded.

Kohli's recent statistics are far from encouraging. His struggles against spin have worsened, scoring only 192 runs in 10 innings across five Tests against Bangladesh and New Zealand at home, averaging just 21.33, with one fifty and a best score of 70. His scores in the recent home season were: 6, 17, 47, 29*, 0, 70, 1, 17, 4, and 1.

In 2023, Kohli has accumulated just 250 runs in 12 Test innings across six matches, averaging 22.72, with one half-century and a top score of 70. However, he has