Shahid Afridi, Virat Kohli and Shoaib Akhtar
Reflexes
- Kohli first player to play 100 or more matches in all formats for India
- Shahid Afridi had advised to retire during his good career form
- Shoaib Akhtar said that he can make a decision after the T20 World Cup
Virat Kohli: Recently, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi gave a statement on Virat Kohli’s retirement. In this statement, Afridi was also reprimanded by Indian leg shaker Amit Mishra, giving a fitting response. At the same time, in the same episode, former Pakistani fast pitcher Shoaib Akhtar has also given his opinion on Virat’s retirement. Akhtar believes that Virat should leave the T20 format after the World Cup to prolong his ODI and Test career.
While speaking to the media, Shoaib Akhtar said during a live session that ‘Virat Kohli may retire after the T20 World Cup. He can do it considering his age and to stay fit to play in other formats (ODI and Test). The former Pakistani fast bowler further added that, “If I were him (Kohli), I would have looked at the big picture and made a decision.” Significantly, Kohli recently performed brilliantly at the 2022 (T20) Asian Cup and also scored his first T20 international century.
‘Virat’ returns after the break
Virat Kohli was on a break before the 2022 Asia Cup and before that he was battling his poor form. But he has made a comeback in this tournament by the name of him Virat. Kohli scored 276 runs in 5 matches at an average of 92, including two half-centuries and a century. In the last game against Afghanistan, Virat played an undefeated inning of 122 runs and 61 balls to remove the sorrow of all the Indian fans from being out of the 2022 Asian Cup squad. He scored his 71st international century after waiting around 1020 days.
What did Shahid Afridi say?
At the same time recently came Afridi’s statement about Virat Kohli who became the first Indian to play 100 or more matches in all three formats of T20, ODI and Test for India. He said: ‘The way Virat played, the way he started his career and struggled before he made a name for himself. He is a champion and I think there comes a time when you go into retirement. Your goal should be to bid farewell to the game while you’re on top. It shouldn’t get to the point where they cut you off the team.
However, veteran spinner Amit Mishra gave him a fitting answer. Amit Mishra, the former player of the Indian cricket team, said that some people retire only once. Amit’s tweet was a mockery of Afridi. In fact, Shahid Afridi had announced his retirement three times in his career. On this matter, Amit Mishra mocked the former Pakistani all-rounder and stopped talking to him.