Overview
- Robin Uthappa said on his YouTube channel that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Test exits did not feel natural and floated the possibility of a “forced surrender” without asserting it as fact.
- He stressed that only the two players can disclose the full story, reiterating that the circumstances remain unclear to the public.
- Kohli and Rohit retired from Tests days apart in May 2025, with contemporaneous reports suggesting selectors were set to move on from Rohit as Test captain and that the BCCI tried to persuade Kohli to reconsider.
- Both batters now focus on ODIs, have returned to the Vijay Hazare Trophy with strong scores, and have recently produced impactful innings against Australia and South Africa.
- India has proceeded with a new Test leadership group under Shubman Gill, as renewed media coverage revisits the unresolved questions around the pair’s departures without fresh comment from the players or the BCCI.