Former India batter Manoj Tiwary has launched a scathing assault on the present group administration, asserting that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been successfully nudged into ending their Take a look at careers. Tiwary believes a “manufactured transition narrative” was created across the senior duo, regardless of each desirous to proceed taking part in red-ball cricket. Rohit and Kohli introduced their Take a look at retirements in Could 2025, simply weeks earlier than the essential tour of England. Tiwary claimed the messaging round a brand new period was pointless and finally pushed the stalwarts out.

“This entire ‘transition part’ discuss—I don’t agree with it. India doesn’t want a transition. New Zealand or Zimbabwe want transition,” he instructed India At present. “Our home cricket is stuffed with gifted performers ready for probabilities. Due to this pointless transition, our star gamers—like Virat and Rohit—who wished to maintain taking part in Take a look at cricket and shield its sanctity, slowly stepped again due to the environment created round them.” Tiwary additionally criticised head coach Gautam Gambhir’s feedback after India’s batting collapse within the Kolkata Take a look at towards South Africa, saying the coach ought to shoulder duty as a substitute of pointing fingers. “You can’t blame gamers’ method after shedding. As a coach, your job is to show, to not blame,” he stated. “If the batters didn’t have stable defence, why weren’t they educated earlier than the match? When he performed, Gambhir himself was an excellent participant of spin, so he ought to train extra. The outcomes aren’t in India’s favour.” India’s defeat at Eden Gardens has pushed them all the way down to fourth place within the World Take a look at Championship standings, marking their third loss of the present cycle. South Africa’s win has in the meantime lifted them to the second place within the nine-team desk.