Indian cricket team is on Australia tour. Where he has to play three ODI and five T20 International matches against the host country. Veteran batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are also included with Team India for the ODI series. After a long time, both these legends will be seen in the jersey of Team India.
At the same time, after retiring from T20 and Test, there is a lot of speculation about the ODI career of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Both will be seen playing only in ODI format. After which the discussion has intensified that for how long will Rohit and Kohli play for the Indian team?
Let us tell you that the aim of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma is to win the 2027 ODI World Cup. Both have never won the ODI World Cup together. Virat Kohli was a part of the Indian team that won the World Cup in 2011, but Rohit Sharma was not a part of the squad at that time. On this, former Team India coach Ravi Shastri does not want to draw any hasty conclusions regarding Rohit-Kohli.
Shastri believes that the decision of retirement completely depends on the motivation and form of both the legends. The former Indian coach said that even though questions are being raised about his fitness and form, the whole matter should not be made too complicated.
While talking to Fox Cricket, Shastri said that Virat is a chase master and Rohit is an explosive top order batsman. Everything depends on how hungry they are for the game, how fit they are and whether that passion is still intact. I would say that it should be seen series by series. There is still a long way to go.
The former Indian coach further said that, you must have seen that when India won the T20 World Cup, Jadeja, Kohli and Rohit themselves took retirement. No one forced them. He took the decision himself. I think the same will happen in ODIs also. If they do not enjoy playing or their form deteriorates, they will withdraw themselves.