Former India National Cricket Team player Mohammad Kaif predicted when the ODI skipper Rohit Sharma will announce his retirement of 50-over cricket.
Mohammad Kaif has also predicted the name of the player who will be the successor to Rohit Sharma as an ODI skipper as soon as he ends his international career.
I believe it will retire after the ODI World Cup 2027 – Mohammad Kaif Rohit Sharma
India National Cricket Team Modern Day Legend Rohit Sharma was the full leader of the size not long ago. However, he announced his retirement of T20i’s on a high after India won the T20 World Cup 2024 and ran away from test cricket on a layer for the Anderson-Thendulkar Trophy 2025.
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In the past two years, Rohit Sharma has led India to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy Triumphs, and his dream to win the 50-over World Cup remains unfulfilled.
He came very close to fulfilling his dream in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 when India reached the final without losing a competition and then ……. November 19 happened.
In the meantime, Mohmmad Kaif believes that Rohit Sharma will continue his offer to grab a 50-over World Cup title and will only say goodbye to the ODI format after playing the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027.
Mohammad Kaif added that Shubman Gill takes over when the India ODI captain retires after Rohit retires.
“In the past three years, Gill has scored 2,000 points. He is the future captain. He is the test captain, and in T20is he is the vice-captain. Rohit is the ODI captain. He is almost 38 and I believe it will retire after the ODI Wereldbeker 2027. When he gets away,” he said the captain.
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Shubman Gill becomes India’s leader in the formats
The Punjab Lad Shubman Gill has already positioned itself as an all-format player at the age of 25 and has become part of the Indian leadership group in tests, ODIs and T20Is.
Gill was appointed as the test skipper prior to the Anderson-Retulkar trophy when Rohit Sharma retired, and he is currently the vice-captain in ODIS and T20is.
The BCCI is said to take care of him as the entire captain, and he will soon take over ODI and T20i captain from Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav if the performance of the duo with the bat is not good.
In particular, Gill was recently returned to the T20i team for the Asia Cup 2025 and the vice-captain, to replace Axar Patel in the roll, because the Allrounder Suryakumar Yadav’s deputy was in the last T20i series against England.
The appointment of Shubman Gill as a vice-captain is a problem for Axar Patel
Speaking on his official YouTube channel, former India-Opener Aakash Chopra said that the appointment of Gill as a vice-captain could lead to Axar Patels Snub of the India T20i who plays XI. He explained:
“There is still a turn in the story. When Shubman Gill opens, Sanju Samson loses his place, but how do you fit Axar Patel if the keeper will come in the middle? It means the middle order you had from Tilak Varma, Suryakum Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Axar, and then, Shaivam Dube.
“As soon as Jitesh Sharma comes, what is Axar Patel’s mistake? I don’t think he will be able to take the order, although he has done it well when he has switched on the order, and also in bowling. However, he has been somewhat accusing, what a sad thing is. Why did you make it the vice-head piece?” he added.
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