Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 15, 2024, 07:00 AM
Duleep Trophy: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are two such shining stars of Indian cricket, who have won countless matches for Team India. In the last decade, both these players have been the pivot of Team India's batting order. If these players are in rhythm, then it is not difficult for them to chase any target. Both these players are at that height in the cricket world today, where every player dreams of reaching. After winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired. Recently there were reports that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could be seen playing in India's domestic tournament Duleep Trophy. But BCCI has left the final decision to these two players only.8 years ago Rohit Sharma played a match in Duleep TrophyRohit Sharma last played a match in Duleep Trophy in the year 2016 for India Blue. Playing against India Red, he scored 30 runs in the first innings and a total of 75 runs in the second innings. Gautam Gambhir was the captain of India Blue at that time. Then his team registered a spectacular victory by 355 runs. In that match, Cheteshwar Pujara scored a double century and played an unbeaten innings of 256 runs.Virat Kohli last played in the Duleep Trophy in the year 2010. Then he played a match for North Zone against West Zone. In this match, Kohli played an innings of 56 runs and was the top scorer for North Zone. The entire team of North Zone was reduced to just 294 runs. After this, West Zone scored a mountain-like score of 769 runs and finally the match was drawn.10 Test matches to be played in the next few monthsRohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from the T20 International format and now their focus is on ODIs and Tests. In the coming months, Team India has to play two Tests against Bangladesh, three Tests against New Zealand and five Tests against Australia. In such a situation, all the Indian players have been asked to play domestic cricket for better preparation for the Test series.