By Admin 
Indian cricket team defeated West Indies 2-0 in the 2-match test series. India won by 7 wickets on the 5th day of the second test played in Delhi, after which head coach Gautam Gambhir came to the press conference. He said a big thing on the future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Let us tell you that during the Australia tour, both the legends will be seen playing in the ODI series, but it is believed that this series will decide their future.
When Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired from the T20 format after winning the T20 World Cup last year, the head coach was Rahul Dravid. After this Gautam Gambhir was appointed coach. This year Rohit and Kohli also retired from Test format, now both will play only in ODIs. Before the Australia tour, the management removed Rohit from the ODI captaincy and handed over the command to Shubman Gill. After this, it was believed that it was difficult for Rohit to play till the 2027 World Cup, now Gambhir has rekindled the discussion by saying something big on the future of both the legends.
What did Gambhir say on the future of Rohit and Kohli?
Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference, “We have to stay in the present. We hope that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Australia tour will be successful. We have to concentrate on the next series, which is against Australia. There is no doubt that both (Kohli-Rohit) are great players. It has to be seen how the performance of both of them is on the Australia tour.”
Rohit and Kohli played the last international match in the Champions Trophy final, in which Rohit played a brilliant inning of 76 runs. India won the title by defeating New Zealand and captain Rohit was adjudged player of the match.
Will Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma play till 2027?
The biggest question is whether Kohli and Rohit will play till 2027. It seems from Gambhir’s statement that their future will be decided after seeing the performance of both of them on the Australia tour. Kohli is 36 years old now, he will be 38 years old during the World Cup. Whereas Rohit will be 40 years old at the time of World Cup 2027.
ODI career of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli played a total of 10 ODI matches in 2024 and 2025, in which he scored a total of 331 runs. In these 2 years, he played 2 half-centuries and 1 century innings. Kohli scored 14181 runs in 302 ODI matches in his career, which included 51 centuries and 74 half-centuries.
Talking about Rohit Sharma, he played 11 ODI matches in 2024 and 2025, in which he scored 459 runs. In these two years he played 3 half-centuries and 1 century innings. Talking about Rohit’s career, he has scored 11168 runs in 273 ODI matches, which includes 32 centuries and 58 half-centuries.