Pakistan stays an absentee on the subject of nations the place Virat and Rohit have entertained followers with their batting.Nevertheless, Virat did go to Pakistan as soon as throughout his Below-19 days, however has by no means performed there with the senior crew.
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal feels that Virat and Rohit, who’ve already large adieu to T20Is, ought to go to Pakistan earlier than retiring from worldwide cricket.
After India’s triumph within the T20 World Cup earlier this 12 months, the Indian batting duo determined to give up the format within the worldwide enviornment.
“Virat and Rohit ought to go to Pakistan earlier than they retire,” Akmal mentioned whereas speaking to TimesofIndia.com in an unique interview. “These two are stars of world cricket, touring throughout the globe to play the sport. Each single fan loves them. They’ve an enormous fan base attributable to their batting and match-winning performances.”
“The fan following they’ll expertise in Pakistan will surpass something they’ve seen elsewhere.”
The final collection between India and Pakistan came about in 2012-13. Since then, the 2 groups have solely clashed in multination tournaments just like the Asia Cup and ICC occasions. The absence of normal bilateral collection has left followers eager for the resumption of the thrilling India vs Pakistan contests.
“Virat is a job mannequin for a lot of around the globe, Rohit is the World Cup-winning captain, and Bumrah is presently the most effective pacer on this planet. When gamers like Virat, Rohit and Bumrah go to Pakistan, it’ll evoke distinctive emotions in each fan. Virat has been to Pakistan throughout his under-19 days, however he wasn’t as standard then,” Akmal mentioned.
“If Virat visits Pakistan now, he’ll really see his recognition right here. He’ll obtain a special sort of help in Pakistan. No cricketer is extra standard than Virat in Pakistan; he has an even bigger fan-following than another cricketer on this planet. Pakistani followers love Virat, Rohit and Bumrah greater than any of their very own cricket crew gamers,” the previous wicketkeeper mentioned.
Virat and Rohit might be again in motion within the upcoming two-match Take a look at collection towards Bangladesh.
The primary Take a look at will start on September 19 in Chennai, adopted by the second Take a look at at Inexperienced Park in Kanpur from September 27.
