India and England Test series are over, but now the reports of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s ODI retirement have started catching up again. Team India’s next ODI series is to be against Australia in October. India and Australia are still 2 months left in the ODI series, but according to a report by Dainik Jagran, Rohit and Virat can hardly stand in the Indian team till 2027 ODI World Cup.
According to Dainik Jagran, the Agam India and Australia series, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s career can also prove to be the end. In fact, the report claims that if Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli want to continue their career till 2027 World Cup, then they will also have to play domestic cricket. If such a rule is implemented, both senior cricketers will have to participate in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 50 overs tournaments to be held this year.
The reason for this is clear that the selectors want the players to be connected with the ODI format. Just as the player was made mandatory to play in the Ranji Trophy before the England Tour. It was also told in this report released that playing in domestic cricket may force Virat and Rohit to retire early.
After Gautam Gambhir became the coach, the selection committee has also moved forward on the strategy of forming a youth team. In the T20, new and young players have been given opportunities, which have not lost any series after the 2024 T20 World Cup, while in Shubman Gill’s captaincy, the young team of Bhar has gone to England and drawn the Test series 2-2. Now speculation has started gaining momentum that the focus of the selectors may also be to prepare a young team in ODIs.