India, Feb. 12 -- Former India captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday strongly criticised the much-hyped return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to domestic cricket. The two veteran batters played their first Ranji Trophy game in 12 and nine years, respectively, last month after BCCI issued a fresh mandate on domestic cricket participation. Asking a rather valid question about Kohli and Rohit, Kapil sent a warning to BCCI's chief selector, Ajit Agarkar.

In the wake of a poor run in Test cricket from India's mainstay batters, BCCI, once again, mandated domestic cricket participation, making it compulsory for all contractual players to stay in contention for a place in the national squad. Hence, Kohli and Rohit, among other India regulars, made a muc...