Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has backed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to continue until the 2027 ODI World Cup, saying the veteran duo have earned the right to decide when to retire.
Shubman Gill dismisses Rohit Sharma retirement rumours after India's ODI series loss to England and urges the team to improve fitness ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
Former India cricketer, Dinesh Karthik believes Rohit Sharma and the team's senior stars face increasing selection pressure due to India's unmatched bench strength ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has dismissed speculation over Rohit Sharma's ODI future, saying there has been no discussion about the veteran opener playing his final one-day international.
Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the timing of the speculation surrounding Rohit Sharma's ODI future, saying that if the selectors had already decided not to take the former India captain to the 2027 ODI World Cup, they should have conveyed that decision much earlier instead of allowing uncertainty to linger.
Virat Kohli's disappointing run of form continued in the T20I series against England, as he could manage only 12 runs in his two innings.
After taking over the captaincy from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma took the Men in Blue to victory against New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, and now England. The skipper had to miss out on India's fifth Test against England at Birmingham, as he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Sharma missed the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston after he tested positive during the four-day warm-up game against Leicestershire.
Rohit, who has been ruled out of the Edgbaston Test, starting on Friday, after testing Covid-19 positive, is expected to recover and be fit for the white ball series, beginning on July 7 in Southampton. So he has been named as the skipper for both T20I and ODI series.
The 35-year old Sharma tested positive on the second day of the warm-up match in Leicester last week and is currently serving the five-day isolation as recommended by the UK government.
