Ask your first asks on the social media platform Redit, in any session, the great Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar praised Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for taking the same heritage for the Indian team, but at the same time, he avoided naming any future suits for the same role.
Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar recently faced a redit to his fans to address their fans in an interactive ‘Ask Me Etho’ season, where he tried to respond to every query sent by his fans for a star cricketer. He had some special admiration reserved for modern day’s mythological cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Sachin played for India since 1989, made his debut at the age of 16, and was played until 2013 before declaring his retirement after 24 years of service for Indian cricket. His number seems unbeatable for any batsman, as he scored 18000+ ODI runs and 15500+ Test runs in his career.
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Sachin praised Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for his huge legacy in Indian cricket
Just after Sachin was sent to updates for the session, an old fan immediately took to the Internet and questioned him about one of the most recent and most discussed questions in Indian cricket.
Praising Sachin for predicting Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s choice as successors of his legacy in 2010, he was asked what he moves as the next generation superstar for India after the pair retired.
,You said around 2010 that Virat Kohli and Rohit would carry forward your legacy, and you were a bang. Now, who thinks you are well suited to take it forward? ,
The god of cricket said, “Yes! Virat and Rohit have proud India on many occasions. Indian cricket is in good hands, and he has played well in England. There are many contenders to carry out heritage.”
He praised the two veterans for maintaining the legacy of batting after retiring and highlighted how the two batsmen also have some great statistics in England, which is a rare achievement for Indian batsmen, including Great Sachin Tendulkar, especially in the longest format of the game.
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Sachin saw Shubman Gill as snobs as he avoids nominating any future players to expand India’s legacy in batting.
Although Sachin answered the first part of the question very well, he completely avoided answering the second part, as he did not want to name a particular cricketer.
Such comments often trigger major controversies, and a specific Sachin-like behavior would have prevented him from making any comments triggering controversies. However, it still raises the question that Shubman Gill could not have been a clear one-stop solution for all cricket pundits, just as Virat Kohli was during his early days.
It seems adjacent that Shubman Gill is being promoted as the next big thing in Indian cricket; However, a minor indication to avoid any north and even to the Indian Test captain, Tendulkar has kept him away from ticking the clear choice of Indian management.
Rohit Sharma’s fate in OD cricket should be decided after the Asia Cup; Virat Kohli remains precious
Rohit Sharma, veteran Indian captain, who captained India’s glory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, while CWC also captained him in the finals of 2023 and WTC 2023, already retired from T20 and test forms.
However, the man of the match with the last one -day game India played internationally, the Champions Trophy final, Rohit was released from the Indian team. Despite not worrying, their form, possibly advised to consider retirement before the Australia series, as suggested by some media reports.
These schemes have been designed citing the 2027 ICC World Cup, which for now, the Indian experienced feels far away as he will be 40 years old by that time, and with his suspicious fitness, he remains suspicious for a big tournament. Virat Kohli’s position, however, is unchanged in the Indian ODI setup.
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