'Bring Back Rohit And Kohli': Legends Asked To Make Retirement U-Turns After Record Defeat
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Indian team is being criticised for their listless show in Leeds losing a Test despite scoring five centuries in the contest.
India's new era after the retirement of senior cricketers has started with a defeat to England in Leeds. A listless show from the bowlers saw the Shubman Gill-captained India fail to defend 371 at Headingley to concede a 0-1 lead to England in their five-match Test series on Tuesday.
The defeat will rankle he visitors for some time given they ended up conceding the advantage several times to England starting from their batting collapse in the first innings. They were bowled out for 471 after being 430/3 at one stage in the first dig. Similar collapse followed in the second innings as they slumped to 364-all out from 333/3.
Their fears over the bowlers barring Jasprit Bumrah not making an impact came true as well. Bumrah overcame some shoddy fielding to pick up a five-wicket haul in the first innings and somehow managed to get India a slim six-run lead despite little to no support from his fellow pacers.
And then there was the small matter of as many as eight catches being dropped by Indian fielders during the course of the Test with Yashasvi Jaiswal guilty of grassing half of them.
And this right after the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Users on social media were severe in their criticism of the performance with few even wondering if it's not too late to ask Rohit and Kohli to come out of Test retirements.
This is why having seniors in the team is a must because youngsters will listen to players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, or even Ajinkya Rahane, transition doesnt mean an entirely new team pic.twitter.com/Xo4Dc67pcw — Shah (@Iamshah0000) June 24, 2025
India in Tests under Coach Gautam Gambhir3 home Tests lost.4 away Tests lost.
Not even 365 days since he took over and this time he can't even hide behind Rohit or Kohli.
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) June 24, 2025
India in Tests under Coach Gautam Gambhir3 home Tests lost.4 away Tests lost.
Not even 365 days since he took over and this time he can't even hide behind Rohit or Kohli.
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) June 24, 2025
India have now lost seven out of 11 Tests since the appointment of new head coach Gautam Gambhir who will now be under the pump to trigger a turnaround and allay fears of another series defeat. The second Test will be held in Edgbaston from July 2.
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June 25, 2025, 07:43 IST
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