Ravichandran Ashwin says dropping Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is “impossible” in practice, arguing that their status makes them effectively undroppable. In comments reported by Times of India and Yahoo Sports, Ashwin points to their extraordinary on-field achievements and the large fan following they command as key reasons they are unlikely to be left out.
Ashwin also discusses what he describes as selection and public-attention bias in Indian cricket. He says batters and bowlers are viewed differently by the cricket audience and media: bowlers, he argues, receive less public backing and therefore face less backlash if they are dropped. By contrast, he suggests that dropping batting icons would trigger more public uproar.
Both outlets frame Ashwin’s remarks as a broader critique of how reputation, popularity, and perceived expectations influence reactions to selection decisions, rather than as a specific comment on any immediate team change.
