Virat Kohli followed his gut feel with Test retirement: AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers feels that Virat Kohli followed his gut feel when it came to retirement from Test cricket. Kohli decided to retire from Tests in May this year, just ahead of the announcement of the squad for the England tour. The Indian star played a total of 123 Tests and scored 9230 runs, with 30 hundreds and 31 fifties advertisementSpeaking at an NGO event in Mumbai, De Villiers said that Kohli had done a lot for a cricket around the globe over the years and the fans are lucky to see him still on the field. The former South African skipper feels that the Indian star will be missed in Test matches and has left a long-lasting legacy in red-ball cricket. "He followed his gut feel. I think he has done a lot for cricket around the world over the years. Luckily, we'll still see him on the cricket field. He will be missed in Test matches, there is no doubt about it, but he leaves (behind) a great legacy with the red ball," said De Villiers. 'Time for youngsters to step up'
De Villiers feels that it is time for the younger guys to step up and credited IPL for the talent pool available in India. The former Proteas skipper said that the young Indian squad will need to take responsibility in England as it will be a tough test. De Villiers feels that the young team can achieve something special in England. advertisement"Yes, it's time for the younger guys to step up... Shubman Gill taking on the responsibility. There's lots of talent in India, and largely credit to the IPL for that, (it is) really giving great exposure to some of the youngsters at a very early age. We saw Vaibhav Suryavanshi this year (and) many other youngsters, they come in their first year and they look very mature and ready to play cricket, and it's a great platform for Indian cricket," De Villiers said."They've got to take some responsibility on in England, it'll be a tough test, but they have all the talent in the world and if they believe, maybe they can achieve something special," said De Villiers. India's tour of England will start on June 20. Tune InMust Watch
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