Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma slammed for 'untimely retirements'

Team India will face a tough litmus test as they will take on hosts England in a long Test series without experienced players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin.

The Indian team will be under a transitional phase and it will be a herculean task for the youngsters to fill in the big shoes of many superstars.

The England tour will be a significant challenge for newly appointed captain Shubman Gill and his team as they aim to navigate the transitional phase as smoothly as possible with some fresh faces like Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran and comeback man Karun Nair in the squad.

Meanwhile, former India cricketer Yograj Singh criticised the untimely retirement of Kohli and Rohit.

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"Virat and Rohit shouldn’t have retired from Tests. I told Rohit to get up at 5 AM and run for 20 km to keep himself fit. Virat and Rohit can still play for another 5 years in Test cricket. They should have played," said Yograj during a recent interaction.

According to Yograj, Rohit and Kohli did not hand the baton to the youngsters. They should have been there to see that the baton is passed to the youngsters. The baton has not been passed, it has been thrown to Gill.

"Even when Yuvraj was retiring I promised him that I will help him become India captain and that we will throw everybody out but he quit," said Yograj.