Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg opined on Team India’s veteran batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Test retirements. He also said that Kohli struggled to play the “second fiddle” to Sharma during the latter’s Test captaincy tenure.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Hogg remarked, “Virat Kohli started to really struggle and find his feet after he lost the captaincy. He is one of those guys, especially when playing for India, he bats best when he is captaining and leading from the front. He was finding it hard playing second fiddle to Rohit Sharma.”

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“I think they might have just stuck with him for a little bit too long at certain stages, especially with his average. But a player like Virat Kohli, you’ve got to give him a few more chances because he has proven his worth over time. I think he was pushed out rather than him making that call,” he further added.

However, Brad Hogg also stated that Rohit Sharma struggled to perform in overseas Test matches. He shared that while Rohit performed well in white-ball cricket, irrespective of the conditions, it wasn’t the same in the Test format.

“I think Rohit Sharma’s record touring was not that good. I think he had to move on at some stage. I’m not saying that in disrespect to Rohit Sharma. He is a wonderful player, a brilliant white-ball cricketer in all regions of the world, but in that Test arena, he really struggled outside of India,” Brad Hogg concluded.