In sport, nothing is ever guaranteed. From Don Bradman to Virat Kohli, every legend has learnt that the hard way. Earlier this year in Sydney, Kohli’s Test career ended in frustration — smashing his bat and berating himself after falling to a familiar off-side trap in the New Year’s Test. It was a bitter finale, far from the send-off he deserved in a country where he had fought fire with fire, broken records at will, and earned the respect of Australian fans who admired his fierce competitiveness.
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For Rohit Sharma, it was even harsher. After managing just 36 runs across three Tests in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he withdrew himself from the series finale at the SCG, closing the chapter on his Test career on a disappointing note.
Nine months later, the two white-ball giants returned to Sydney, this time for what appeared to be their final international appear
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