Former India batter Manoj Tiwary has launched a scathing attack on the current team management, asserting that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were effectively nudged into ending their Test careers. Tiwary believes a “manufactured transition narrative” was created around the senior duo, despite both wanting to continue playing red-ball cricket. Rohit and Kohli announced their Test retirements in May 2025, just weeks before the crucial tour of England. Tiwary claimed the messaging around a new era was unnecessary and ultimately pushed the stalwarts out. “This whole ‘transition phase’ talk—I don’t agree with it. India doesn’t need a transition. New Zealand or Zimbabwe need transition,” he told India Today. “Our domestic cricket is full of talented performers waiting for chance

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