India’s Virat Kohli (left) and Rohit Sharma look dejected after dropping the ICC Cricket World Cup closing at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India on November 19, 2023. Reuters
MUMBAI: After quitting Assessments and T20s, India’s star cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are reportedly set to retire from the 50-over format later this 12 months, Indian media reported on Sunday.
In response to a report, each gamers are anticipated to characteristic for the final time of their careers in the course of the upcoming ODI collection in opposition to Australia, scheduled for October 2025.
Regardless of their continued presence in ODIs, hypothesis is mounting that this collection may mark the ultimate chapter of their worldwide careers within the format.
The stories recommend that the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) doesn’t at the moment see Kohli and Sharma as a part of the core plans for the 2027 ODI World Cup.
In addition they declare that to stay in competition for the nationwide ODI squad past this collection, each gamers could also be required to take part within the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India’s premier home one-day event, beginning December 2025.
This transfer might successfully push Kohli and Sharma in direction of asserting their retirement from worldwide cricket after the Australia collection.
A supply informed Indian media, “Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma do not fit into our plans for the 2027 ODI World Cup.
“With more than two years to go before the event and both players nearing 40 by then, there needs to be a clear strategy. We also need to nurture young talent for the future.”
