If cricket is to be included in the Los Angeles Games in 2028, one of the proposals, apparently, by eminent people, is to keep Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the game and make them win gold for this mega quadrennial headed by them.
Both Rohit and Kohli are nearing the very end of their careers, having already retired from T20 International cricket last year following the World Cup win of their team. Their exploits in Test cricket have also been under scrutiny, particularly in light of the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The two ageing stars, though, are to get one last chance at an ICC trophy alongside India in the finals of the ongoing Champions Trophy against New Zealand on Sunday in Dubai.
S. Sreesanth, a former Indian cricketer, feels Kohli and Rohit should be there in India’s contingent for LA olympics.
“Everybody’s talking about Virat and you know Rohit might be retiring. Please let them keep playing. We are going to win the Olympics because there is nothing like an Olympian Virat and Olympian Rohit winning the gold medal for the country,” Sreesanth told India Today.
Kohli has shown good form in the Champions Trophy, having scored 217 runs at an average of 72.33 from four matches so far. Meanwhile, Rohit is yet to make a big score, although he is giving good starts at the top.
Sreesanth also praised fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who made his international comeback after a long period of recovery from an ankle injury.
“Shami one of the biggest fighters. I remember seeing him bowl in the nets. I used to tell him, ‘Shami, you will go a long way,’ and I like it a lot because of the way he has upgraded himself,” he said.
Shami was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament so far, with eight wickets in four matches, behind New Zealand’s Matt Henry, who has 10 wickets.
