Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has taken a jab at Indian cricketers Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja, pointing out their lack of ICC white-ball trophies. Vaughan’s remarks came after the trio announced their retirement from T20Is, having led India to victory in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
During an appearance on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, Michael Vaughan, who captained England to an Ashes victory in 2005, commented on the Indian trio’s career
. He suggested that despite their success, Kohli, Sharma, and Jadeja should have secured more ICC white-ball trophies.
“They’ll all agree that it is a perfect way to go, but they should have won more white-ball trophies amongst them. To think that it has taken Rohit another seventeen years to get another one in his hand, I think he will be the first to admit that they should have won one or two more,”
Vaughan said.
However, the 49-year-old acknowledged that their retirement from T20Is was timely, allowing them to concentrate on Test and ODI cricket, as well as the IPL.
“What a way to go out with a win in Barbados and a trophy in your hand! Now they can sit back and play Test cricket, a bit of one-day cricket, and in the IPL, like MS Dhoni, play on forever. In Indian cricket, they will be replaced as there’s plenty of talent in that team,”
he added.
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It’s been a week since Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja 🇮🇳 said goodbye to international T20 cricket 🏏 and Vaughany reflects on them all as players in that format 🔥 #ClubPrairieFire pic.twitter.com/nxGha9lp9e
— Club Prairie Fire (@clubprairiefire) July 8, 2024
Virat Kohli was the first to announce his retirement from T20Is following India’s seven-run victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 final. In a post-match interview, Kohli confirmed that it was his last T20I match. Rohit Sharma, during the post-match press conference, also declared his retirement, delivering a double blow to Indian fans. Ravindra Jadeja followed suit a day later, marking India’s first ICC title win in 11 years.
Kohli ended his T20I career as the leading run-scorer in T20 World Cup history, while Rohit retired as the leading run-scorer in T20Is after a 17-year career. The 37-year-old top-order batter is the only Indian to have won two T20 World Cup titles and is the first captain to achieve 50 T20I wins.
