Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are going to make a comeback in international cricket through Australia tour. On this tour, the Indian team has to play three ODIs and five T20 International matches from October 19. Kohli-Rohit are part of the ODI squad and both will play for the Indian team for the first time after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
in the middle of Australia tour Virat Kohli And there are also speculations about Rohit Sharma’s ODI career. It is being said that the Australia series will decide the direction of the ODI career of these two greats. However, Team India’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar has said that Kohli and Rohit will not have to undergo trials in the ODI series against Australia.
According to Ajit Agarkar, it cannot be decided by just a three-match series whether both will be a part of the 2027 World Cup or not. Agarkar said that it would not be appropriate to evaluate these two greats on the basis of any one series or match. However, Agarkar indicated that the team will have to keep an eye on the options. Agarkar said that even if he scores three centuries, playing in the 2027 World Cup cannot be guaranteed as of now.
Don’t know what will happen after two years: Agarkar
Ajit Agarkar Said in an interview to NDTV, ‘Both are part of the Indian team for the Australia tour. He is an excellent player. This is not a platform to talk about any one player. You should focus on what the Indian team wants to achieve. We don’t know what the situation will be after two years. Why only those two, there could be some other young players also.
Ajit Agarkar further said, ‘When one player (Virat Kohli) has an average above 50 and the other (Rohit Sharma) of around fifty, so he cannot be put on trial in every match. The 2027 World Cup is still far away. Both play only one format and have not played for India since the Champions Trophy final. Further evaluation will take place only when they start playing again.
Ajit Agarkar said, ‘He is not on trial. He has achieved everything, be it runs or trophies. If runs are not scored in this series, it does not mean that they will not be scored in 2027. Even if three centuries are scored, it does not mean that they will definitely happen. There is still a lot of time, let’s see how things progress.
The 2027 ODI World Cup is to be played jointly by South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. At the time of that World Cup, Rohit Sharma would have been over 40, while Kohli would have been around 39 years old. In such a situation, it would probably not be appropriate to speculate about Kohli-Rohit from now on.
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