Azharuddin tweets on Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s break: Timing must be better

Mohammad Azharuddin

Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin's claim of alleged rift between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has caused a massive uproar in the country's cricketing circle ahead of the crucial South Africa tour.

The latest development of Rohit missing the three Tests in South Africa due to a hamstring injury and Kohli's reported plan to skip the three ODIs due to personal reasons, has put Indian cricket in a turmoil kind of situation.

"Virat Kohli has informed that he's not available for the ODI series and Rohit Sharma is unavailable for the upcoming Tests. There is no harm in taking a break, but the timing has to be better. This just substantiates speculation about the rift. Neither will be giving up other forms of cricket," Azhar tweeted on Tuesday.

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