Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 01, 2025, 07:00 AM
Indian Cricket Team: After India's defeat in the Melbourne Test, discussions about the retirement of two veteran players of Team India, Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma, have once again intensified. Due to the poor form and increasing age of both the players, questions are being raised whether they can retire from cricket soon. However, there has been no official statement on this subject from both these veterans. Meanwhile, former Australian veteran all-rounder Darren Lehman has made a big statement on this subject.Team India will be strong even without Rohit and ViratDarren Lehman, while talking to PTI, said, "Look, whenever Rohit and Virat decide to retire, there will still be no concern in Indian cricket. India has so much young talent who is ready to replace both of them. They have been great players for Indian cricket for a long time and their contribution cannot be forgotten, but when both these players retire, Indian cricket will be in good shape." Indian cricket has depth, nothing to worry aboutThis comment came in the context of the question that if Rohit and Kohli retire, who will replace them in the Indian team. Reacting to this, Lehmann said, "I have no concern about this. Indian cricket has depth, and young players are constantly performing well. They are playing at the next level, which secures the future of Indian cricket."Darren Lehmann has won the World Cup for AustraliaDarren Lehmann's cricket journey has also been extremely successful. 54-year-old Lehmann has scored 2909 runs with 5 centuries in 27 Test matches for Australia. In ODIs, he played 117 matches and scored 3784 runs with the help of four centuries. Apart from this, he was part of the Australian team that won the World Cup in 1999 and 2003. He was part of the team when Australia won the World Cup in 1999, and was also part of the champion team in 2003, scoring 224 runs in 8 innings at an average of 44.80.ConclusionThere is confusion in Indian cricket regarding the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, but this statement of Darren Lehmann makes it clear that Indian cricket has a lot of depth and young talent is ready. Despite this, the contribution of these two great players will always be remembered, and Indian cricket will move forward from strength to strength in the future.