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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to have honest conversations with ODI skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rohit and Kohli have retired from T20Is and Tests. They remain committed to the ODI format but there is a question mark whether they will remain fit for the ODI World Cup 2027.
"Yes, it will be discussed soon. We still have more than two years for the next World Cup (November 2027). Both Kohli and Rohit will be pushing 40 by then, so, there has to be a clear plan ahead for the big event as our last win was in 2011. We also need to try out a few youngsters in time,” a source told PTI.
Rohit and Kohli were expected to be seen in the Indian jersey for the first time since ICC Champions Trophy 2025 triumph on Bangladesh tour. However, the white-ball tour was postponed. After the T20 Asia Cup 2025, India's next white-ball assignment is on Australian soil.
The BCCI acknowledges the immense contributions of the two senior players. The source said that the two batters won’t be forced into drawing curtains on their international cricket career.
"Look, both Kohli and Rohit have made huge contributions to white ball cricket for the team and the sport in general. They have achieved almost everything.
"So, I don’t think nobody’s going to force their hand, but there will be some honest and professional conversations before the next ODI cycle starts to see where they stand mentally and physically. It depends on that,” the source added.
Both Rohit and Kohli made valuable contributions with the bat in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 triumph, silencing critics who raised questions on their form after a forgettable Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 on Australian soil.
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The ODI series against Australia will begin on October 19 at Perth Stadium. Cricket Australia is already planning something special for the two senior pros. Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg said that they want to give them a great send-off.
Rohit, Kohli’s ODI record in South Africa and Zimbabwe
The next ODI World Cup will be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Rohit does not have a good ODI record in South Africa. He has 256 runs from 13 innings at an average of 19.69, including a century. His strike rate in South Africa is 68.44. However, his Zimbabwe ODI record is impressive with 359 runs from nine innings at an average of 59.83, including two centuries and one fifty.
Against South Africa in ODIs, he has 993 runs from 18 innings at an average of 76.38, including three centuries and six fifties. In Zimbabwe, he has 365 runs from seven innings at an average of 60.83, including one century and three fifties.
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