India, July 15 -- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma - the two stalwarts of Indian cricket. No one expected them to call it quits in the longest format of the game before a last hurrah in England. Yes, the runs were hard to come by for both batters, who won Tests for India on numerous occasions, but one expected the senior pros to make one last trip to England to try and win a series and be a part of history. India have not won a series in the UK since 2007, and both Virat and Rohit came agonisingly close in 2021-2022, but the rescheduled Test ended in defeat for India at Edgbaston.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) finally broke its silence on Tuesday regarding whether the body forced Rohit and Kohli to retire from Tests. BCCI ...