By Admin 
Rohit Sharma, one of the most successful ODI captains of the Indian cricket team, was suddenly removed from the captaincy on Saturday. In March this year, Rohit Sharma won the ICC Champions Trophy to India under his captaincy. After this, India did not play any ODI match. Nevertheless, it was decided to remove Rohit from the captaincy. It is being said that in view of the future, the BCCI has appointed 26 -year -old Shubman Gill as the captain of the ODI team in place of Rohit.
Although the clear reason for the removal of Rohit Sharma has not been given by the BCCI or the Chairman of the Selection Committee, but after the announcement of Team India for the tour of Australia on Saturday, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said that we had told them about this decision.
Why the captaincy was taken away from Rohit Sharma
Team India Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said clearly that now only a few ODIs are to be played. Therefore, it is impossible to keep three different captains, because it makes it difficult to make strategy. He said, “It is not possible that there are three captains in three formats. This makes it difficult to make a strategy.” He further said, “At one time you will consider the next World Cup and this format is now played very rarely. So there is not much match to give to the next captain. It is necessary to be given time to prepare himself and make strategies.”
Rohit won 24 out of 25 matches in ICC tournament, Better record than Dhoni and Kohli
Everyone is shocked when Rohit Sharma is removed from the captaincy because Rohit has won 24 out of 25 matches in the ICC tournament. From 2017 to 2025, Rohit captained 56 matches in ODIs. During this, he has won India in 42 matches. Rohit won the 2025 Champions Trophy title. Earlier, Team India was made the champion in the 2024 T20 World Cup. The victory percentage under Rohit’s captaincy was 75. This record of Rohit is much better than Virat Kohli (68.4%) and MS Dhoni (55%).
Rohit Sharma is the second such player in the world, only de Villiers ahead of him
Rohit Sharma in the history of cricket is the second player who has scored an average of more than 50 and a strike rate of more than 100 in ODIs. In this case only AB de Villiers is ahead of them. Rohit Sharma scored 597 runs in the 2023 ODI World Cup played in India. It was the second highest run scored by the captain in a ODI tournament.
Is the decision taken in view of Rohit’s age?
It is clear that this decision has been taken in view of Rohit Sharma’s age. Actually, there will be a ODI World Cup in 2027, by then Rohit’s age will be 40. He is currently 38 years old. In such a situation, this can be considered the biggest reason for removing Rohit Sharma. Apart from this, no reason is understood.