'They have a lot of cricket left': Former India spinner on Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's future

Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has given his verdict on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's future in the Indian cricket team. Harbhajan, who has taken more than 700 wickets for India, believes that both Virat and Rohit have a lot of cricket left in them. Harbhajan said that if they are fit enough and are performing well, there should be no reason not to select them. 

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Harbhajan Singh on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's future

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli recently announced retirement from T20 Internationals. They hung up their boots after winning the T20 World Cup in June this year. Harbhajan Singh has predicted that Rohit can easily play for two more years, while Kohli can last for five years.  

"Rohit can easily play for two more years. You never know with Virat Kohli's fitness, you can see him competing for five years. He is probably the fittest guy in the team," Harbhajan told PTI Videos in an exclusive interview.

"You ask any 19-year-old competing with Virat (on fitness). Virat will beat him. He is that fit. I believe Virat and Rohit have a lot of cricket left in them and it is entirely up to them. If they are fit enough, they are performing and the team is winning, they should continue to play. As simple as that," Harbhajan Singh said.

Harbhajan Singh believes that Test cricket is one format where India need both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

"Red ball cricket, you really need these two guys to play a little bit more than what people are asking. You need experience in all formats whether its limited overs cricket and Test cricket. You need experienced cricketers to nurture the talent that is coming up.

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"Selectors need to see, that if someone is not performing well, they should be dropped. Whether they are senior player or juniors. But as long as everyone is fit, they should be able to get selected in the team." He further said: “And if they are not contributing in any manner, whether its fitness or number of runs, then the time has come. They should be making way for the youngsters.”

(With PTI inputs)