I’m sure it couldn’t have been easy for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to take the decision to hang up their boots — for a game they’ve loved, lived, and given everything to.

For fans like us, it’s never easy to watch your favourite batsmen step away, especially when you feel they still have so much cricket left 
in them.

Having known them personally, I can understand their reasons. But I also understand the fans’ emotions — the sadness, the questions, the ‘what ifs’. Naturally, there will be talk. People will wonder if a difference in vision with the current head coach had something to do with it. But beyond all that, what remains is the legacy they leave behind — their passion, their runs, their joy, and the pride they gave to millions of us.