According to the latest report in Cricbuzz, the legendary India National Cricket Team Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are no longer immune for the whims of selection.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are no longer inviolable in the Indian cricket, because the selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar has decided to rid them of the special privileges.
Shubman Gill replaces Rohit Sharma as ODI skipper
The contemporary Batting Great Rohit Sharma, which transformed the way in which India plays a white ball cricket and ended the decades of ICC trophy-dried, is no longer the captain.
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On Saturday, October 4, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Shubman Gill announced as the new ODI captain and fired Rohit Sharma despite his enormous success.
This came as a big surprise because Rohit Sharma looked good with the bat in his latest ODI outing for India, which came in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Rohit Sharma hit 76 points in the Summit collision and sent India to a great title Triumph, who was his second consecutive as a captain, with the previous one in 2024 – the T20 World Cup.
Although Rohit Sharma has been fired as a skipper, he is mentioned in the ODI team for the Australian Tour next to Virat Kohli. They will play under the leadership of Shubman Gill, and it will be the first case since 2016 that Kohli and Rohit will play together under another captain.
No special privileges for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Although the contemporary Batting greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are present in the ODI team for the Australia tour, they will no longer enjoy special privileges.
After retiring from T20i and tests, the duo is only available in ODI Cricket at international level. From now on they are treated just like any other player, which means that a flopshow can lead to their exit from the setup.
“They may no longer be immune to the whims of selection – no more special privileges and can soon be subject to the same selection criteria as everyone else,” said the Cricbuzz report.
The selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar is without obligation about the long -term future of the duo, and there is a lack of clarity about their participation in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027.
Age factor goes against Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma
The BCCI selection is also considering the age factor of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who will be 40 and 39 by the time the next World Cup starts. This clearly takes against them and with the young people waiting in their wings, the selection committee can be tempted to give opportunities to new faces.
“Sources indicate that planning the World Cup 2027 around the two loyal stablewarts will not be easy,” added the report, which emphasizes the lack of ODI competitions for the competition as another reason behind their possible snub.
Ajit Agarkar has also sent a clear message to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play the Vijay Hazare trophy if they want to extend their international career. The main selector itself also reached Rohit to convey the decision to dismiss him, and it is not known how he reacted.
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