I’d request captaincy and…: Ex-selector’s bold statement on Kohli’s Test retirement

Indian Digger Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12, after which the cricket world has been reacting. In this sequence, former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari (Chris) Srikanth said that if he did not retire from the Virat Test, he would have convinced him to captain it.

Let me tell you that when Srikanth was the chairman of the selection committee, he supported Virat’s talent and in 2012 Virat Kohli made his first century in Australia and gave a strong indication to leave his international cricket. Now Srikanth has reacted after his retirement.

The selectors should have convinced them- Chris Srikanth

Chris Srikanth said in a conversation with Revspports, ‘He had very special talent. We all loved his honesty, loyalty and everything. At that time he was a very hardworking boy. And we all felt that we had a lot of potential. So we put them ahead of everyone else for the Australia series and selected them.

He further said, ‘Obviously, when you choose a youth as a selector, you always choose it thinking that he will be very successful in future. But no one thought so far. And everything else is history. ‘

65 -year -old S Srikanth insisted that if he had been a selector at this time, he would ask him for captaincy and would have spoken to India to leave the Test. He said, ‘The selectors should have convinced them. If I were there, I would talk to him and ask him to captain India in England. Bring back the glorious days of India’s Test cricket and then retire. This would have a great end.