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.
Chasing 169 for a win, Mumbai Indians were in a good position after the powerplay and despite losing Ishan Kishan, had Rohit Sharma batting well and their in-form batter Suryakumar Yadav in the middle. The loss of concentration in the middle overs however, eventually led to the team's 8th consecutive loss.
The disappointing run in the TATA IPL 2022 continues for the Mumbai Indians who have become the first team to have lost 8 consecutive matches from the start of the season and are out of contention for the playoffs as well.
Dwayne Bravo (2/36), Mitchell Santner (1/16) and Maheesh Theekshana (1/35) were the wicket-takers for CSK leaving only Choudhary without a wicket in the first innings.
The 33-year-old's string of failures with the bat was pretty evident in his last game for his IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore as he was sent back to the pavilion with a first-ball duck on Tuesday in the IPL 2022 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the D.Y Patil Stadium.
Zaheer also said that it was imperative for bowlers to be aware of match situations to be able to get on top of the batters.
