Gautam Gambhir, who is a leading candidate to succeed Rahul Dravid as India's head coach, praised Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for concluding their T20I careers with a World Cup victory, describing their departure as more dramatic than any scripted scenario.
Following their pivotal roles in India's T20 World Cup triumph, both Kohli and Rohit decided to retire from the shortest format of the game.