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File picture of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.© ANI
Out-of-form veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma deserve a whole lot of empathy as they’re “not robots” and one should not overlook the type of pleasure they supplied of their pomp, former England skipper Kevin Pietersen mentioned on Tuesday. Each Kohli and Rohit have been struggling type type and after 1-3 defeat in opposition to Australia, the calls of retirement has solely grown louder. “(It’s) unfair. How can you tell somebody who’s scored as many runs as these guys, they must retire? Yes, it’s a discussion and it’s a topic I get it, I understand it, but they deserve more respect than that,” Pietersen mentioned throughout a promotional occasion.
Pietersen had a love-hate relationship with British media and he is aware of precisely how the 2 stars really feel.
“Having had exactly the same challenges in my career, it happens. Rohit and Virat are not robots. They don’t walk out there and get a hundred every time they bat. Maybe they had one bad Australian tour. Does that make them bad people? No. Does it make them bad cricketers? Absolutely not,” he mentioned.
He needs cricket lovers to know that stars are human too.
“You guys need to understand, these guys are human beings. You give them bamboo now, but at the end of their careers, you look back and how did they make you feel when they played? They made people feel happy.” “It’s not all about statistics. It’s not all about winning and not about losing, and you finish your career like I did, people talk to me about how I made them feel when I played.” Pietersen continued, “A Virat makes people feel amazing. Rohit makes people feel amazing, so they should be celebrated, they get to 36, 37 or 38. I always feel those kinds of players should be celebrated.”
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