In an enormous development that will shake the Indian cricket, the one -day international (ODI) retirement date of the Scraps Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma is completed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were able to say goodbye to ODI Cricket after the coming series against the National Cricket team of Australia.
BCCI to abolish seniors from the ODI team
The transition phase started in the Indian test team prior to the Anderson trophy 2025 against England when Rohit and Kohli withdrew from the longest size of the game, and a new captain – Shubman Gill – was appointed.
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Now the BCCI is planning to abolish the seniors of the ODI team and to transfer the responsibility to the young people to help the side move forward.
According to a report in Dainik Jagran, the coming odis against Australia could be the farewell series for two of the greatest cricketers of all time – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
It will mark the end of an era in the international cricket, since the duo has already retired from T20i and Cricket testing, and the ODI will see your legendary career.
The BCCI has reportedly established a clear state for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli if they want to extend their ODI career after the Australia tour. The duo will have to participate in the Vijay Hazare trophy and prove itself in the domestic cricket, and because of this mandate, Rohit and Kohli can stop ODI after the Australia series.
“According to BCCI sources, Rohit and Kohli may have to participate in the Domestic Vijay Hazare -Trophy that from December for their respective state teams to play in the ODI format in the Ranji Trophy -Matches this year, but when they have ended up, but as this year, but also to play, but also to play the Vijayfare, but also to play the Vijay. “Read the report.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli not in the plans of India for 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup
Rhit Sharma and Virat Kohli have expressed their wish to keep playing ODI Cricket as long as they can and even give a chance to appear in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027.
Their world cup, however, could be shattered because the team management guided by Gautam Gambhir does not keep the senior batters in their plans for the selection tournament.
“The source said that both have given a lot to the Indian cricket, but now there is a long line of young players behind them, and the team management and the selectors are preparing for the ODI World Cup 2027.
“In the meantime, sources from the team management that Rohit and Kohli will not fit into our strategy for the upcoming ODI World Cup,” the report added.
Rohit Sharma to end his career as a captain, and next to Virat Kohli
Rohit and Kohli have shared a parallel journey in the Indian cricket, both rise through the ranks of modest backgrounds to become icons, and their career have often reflected each other.
Both batters ran away from T20i Cricket after winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and test cricket in the same month before the tour in England.
Now fate has planned their ODI exit together in 2025 after the controversial matches against Australia on 19, 23 and 25 October. The same report claimed that Rohit Sharma, who is currently the ODI captain of India, can end his international career as a skipper of the team in Australia.
In general, Rohit and Kohli 273 and 302 ODI matches played in their legendary career and have scored 11168 and 14181 runs on a surprising average of 48.76 and 57.88 respectively.
In the meantime, the BCCI has already started a transition plan to tackle the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in Odi Cricket and will put the confidence in the will of Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma to fill their shoes.
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