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2 years and retirement from 2 formats of cricket. Here we are talking about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who took retirement from T20 in 2024 and Test cricket in 2025. Virat and Rohit now play only 50-over format. The Indian team has staked its claim to play the 2027 World Cup by performing strongly in the recent ODI matches as well as in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Now the whole world has entered the new year i.e. 2026. Know here when the fans of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be able to see them playing in 2026.
Rohit-Virat will play only 18 days in 2026
In the year 2026, the Indian team has to play only 18 ODI matches. Therefore, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen playing for the Indian team only 18 days out of 365 days in the year 2026. This year, Team India has to play ODI series against New Zealand, Afghanistan, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka. In 2026, India will play two ODI series with New Zealand and three matches will be played in each series.
India vs New Zealand (11, 14 and 18 January)
India vs Afghanistan – June 2026
India vs England (14, 16 and 19 July)
India vs West Indies – September-October
India vs New Zealand – November 2026
India vs Sri Lanka – December 2026
India-New Zealand series will start from January 11
In the year 2026, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can be seen playing in the series against New Zealand for the first time. According to media reports, India-New Zealand ODI series matches will be played on January 11, January 14 and January 18. According to media reports, BCCI can announce the Indian squad on January 3.
Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in excellent form at the moment. On one hand, Virat Kohli is coming back after scoring a century in South Africa and then in Vijay Hazare Trophy also. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has scored 2 half-centuries in the ODI series against South Africa and a century for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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