Mohammed Shami may return to the Indian team very soon. At present, Shami is continuously making waves in Indian domestic cricket. Vijay is performing well in Hazare Trophy, before that he has also performed well in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Ranji Trophy. A media report has revealed that BCCI is keeping a close watch on Shami’s domestic performance.

According to a report published in NDTV, a BCCI official said that the board is keeping an eye on Shami’s domestic performance and now the chances of his return seem to be increasing.

Mohammed Shami will play 2027 ODI World Cup!

It was told in the report that Mohammed Shami’s name is being discussed regularly in BCCI and he is not out of the race yet. The concern remains only about his fitness. The source said, “A bowler of his caliber will definitely take wickets. It would be wrong to say that he is out of the race for selection in the team. He seems to be in a good position for selection in the series against New Zealand. Given his experience and wicket-taking ability, his selection in the team will not be surprising. His selection in the 2027 World Cup is also completely possible.”

Mohammed Shami played the last match for Team India in the Champions Trophy 2025. Shami was the highest wicket taker for India in the Champions Trophy. He and Varun Chakraborty took 9 wickets in the tournament. Despite this, Shami has not been able to play any match for Team India after that. He has taken 17 wickets in the last 6 matches including Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

There has been a lot of controversy regarding Shami in the last few months. In fact, after being dropped from the series against Australia, he had said in the statement that it is not his job to give information about fitness to the selectors. On the other hand, Team India’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar had also reacted to this and said that if Shami had been fit, he would have definitely got a chance to go on the England tour.

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Last Wednesday, 24th December, Virat Kohli made a memorable comeback in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In the match against Andhra, he played a match-winning inning of 131 runs. In this match, Delhi chased the target of 299 runs in the 38th over itself. Virat is in great form at the moment, having scored two centuries and a fifty in the ODI series against South Africa.

Despite being in excellent form, one question keeps coming up, will Virat play the 2027 ODI World Cup or not? Now Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has answered this question in a conversation with ANI. Coach Rajkumar says that Virat is fully ready to play the 2027 World Cup.

Virat Kohli will play 2027 World Cup!

Speaking to news agency ANI, coach Rajkumar Sharma said, “He is in excellent form. He ensured Delhi’s victory by batting well. He has returned to domestic cricket after a very long time, yet he has performed well. He is the best consistent performer in the Indian team right now, he is fully prepared for the World Cup.”

Virat Kohli scored the 58th century of his List-A career by playing an inning of 131 runs for Delhi. This was his 5th century in List-A cricket for Delhi. In the same match, Virat had also completed 16,000 runs in his List-A career. Now Virat has scored 16,130 runs in 330 innings in List-A cricket. The highest run scorer in this format for India is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 21,999 runs.

Virat Kohli’s next match

Virat Kohli will play his next match in Vijay Hazare Trophy on 26th December. On this day Delhi will face Gujarat, this match will be played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. Delhi vs Gujarat match will start at 9 am Indian time.

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Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi clearly says that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli must play till 2027 ODI World Cup. He targeted the attempts to drop Rohit and Virat from the ODI team and said that these two players are the backbone of Team India. He also targeted Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and said that Gambhir cannot always be right.

Rohit and Virat’s support

Speaking to Telecom Asia.net, Shahid Afridi said, “It is true that Virat and Rohit are the backbone of the Indian batting line-up. The way they played in the recent ODI series, it can be said with full confidence that both of them are capable of playing till the 2027 World Cup.”

He further said, “You have to preserve these two star players. When India is playing with a weak team, then Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can be rested and new players can be given a chance.”

Rohit broke the record of sixes, Afridi happy

Till a few days ago, the record of hitting most sixes in ODI cricket was in the name of Shahid Afridi. He had hit 351 sixes in his career. Rohit Sharma has overtaken him in this list, who currently has 355 sixes in his name.

Shahid Afridi said on his record of sixes being broken, “Records are made only to be broken, now this one has also been broken. I am happy that the player I like has broken my record. The record of my fastest century remained in my name for about 18 years, eventually that too was broken. One player makes a record, another comes and breaks it. This is the name of cricket.”

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Indian cricket team’s bowling coach Morne Morkel believes that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are fully capable of playing the 2027 ODI World Cup. This statement of Morkel has come before the first ODI match between India vs South Africa to be held on 30 November. Let us tell you that India vs South Africa 3 match ODI series will be played from 30 November-6 December.

Rohit and Virat should play World Cup – Morne Morkel

Morne Morkel said, “The World Cup is still a long way away, both of them are excellent cricketers. As long as they work hard and maintain their fitness, they can definitely play. I have always believed in experience and you cannot get such experience anywhere else. They have won many trophies, know how to play in big tournaments. So they can definitely play in the World Cup.”

Morkel also told that he himself has played against Rohit and Virat. Morkel said, “I had many sleepless nights after bowling against him. As a bowler, I know the level of practice required to play against him. I am in support of Rohit and Virat playing the 2027 World Cup.”

Rohit in good form

India vs South Africa first ODI match will be played on Sunday, 30 November in Ranchi. The second ODI match will be held on 3rd December in Raipur and the final match will be held on 6th December in Visakhapatnam.

Rohit Sharma is in good form, having recently scored a century in the ODI series against Australia. This was the 33rd century of his ODI career. On the other hand, Virat Kohli had flopped in two consecutive matches, but showed signs of returning to good form by scoring unbeaten 74 runs in the last ODI against Australia.

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The names of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been much discussed regarding the 2027 World Cup. Everyone is curious to know whether Rohit and Kohli will play the next World Cup or not. Meanwhile, a fast bowler has staked his claim to play in the World Cup after two years. This is none other than Shardul Thakur, who says that along with bowling fast, he can also bat at number 8. Let us tell you that no white ball matches have been played after October 2023.

Speaking to the media after Mumbai vs Chhattisgarh match in Ranji Trophy, Shardul Thakur said, “It is very important for me to keep performing well, so that I can make a comeback in Team India. Good performance will help me in Team India selection. ODI World Cup is going to be held in South Africa, so I felt that the number 8 spot could be vacant for a bowling all-rounder. My eyes are on this sequence.”

Shardul Thakur is currently captaining the Mumbai team in Ranji Trophy. Talking about number-8 in the ODI team, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana are already in the race for it. Harshit was seen batting at number 8 in the ODI series against Australia. Somewhere it can be said that Thakur has staked his claim on the number for which Harshit Rana is being prepared.

On the other hand, Thakur says that he is ready to return to international cricket. He clearly said that if he is asked to play an international match tomorrow, he will be ready for it. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and his committee will decide who to give a chance and who not. Still, Thakur has definitely given them a clear message.

Shardul Thakur played his last ODI match in the 2023 World Cup. But after that he has been continuously ignored by the white ball teams. In the same year, he was included in the Test team for the England tour, but was not given a chance in the Test series against West Indies.

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Rohit Sharma has given his opinion on playing in the 2027 ODI World Cup. He has said that he wants to play the 2027 World Cup. Rohit is currently in Australia, where the Indian team has to play a 3-match ODI series with Australia from October 19. Along with Rohit, there are question marks over Virat Kohli’s playing in the 2027 World Cup, but the ‘Hitman’ has now expressed his desire to play the World Cup himself.

Yes, I want to play the World Cup…

Rohit Sharma, while associating with the organization ‘Make a Wish Child’, met a child, whose video is going viral on social media. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team lost to Australia by 6 wickets in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Rohit wants to fulfill his unfulfilled dream of lifting the World Cup trophy.

In the video, the child asked Rohit Sharma when is the next World Cup? Rohit Sharma replied by saying ‘2027’. The child asked the second question, “Will you play in the 2027 World Cup?”

Fans will be happy to hear the answer given by Rohit Sharma to this question. Rohit said, “Yes, I want to play in the World Cup.” Answering the child’s questions, Rohit said that winning the ODI World Cup is also his dream.

Rohit Sharma has played three World Cups

Rohit Sharma has played three ODI World Cups so far. In the ODI World Cup, he has scored 1575 runs in 28 matches at an excellent average of 60.57, which also includes 7 centuries and 6 half-centuries. Rohit has played 2015, 2019 and 2023 ODI World Cup. In 2023, under his captaincy, the Indian team reached the final without losing any match, but in the final it had to face defeat by 6 wickets at the hands of Australia.

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They say in English, ‘Million Dollar Question’, the question of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli playing in the 2027 World Cup has only this much value at the moment. When Team India’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar was first asked a question about his playing in the World Cup, he did not give a clear answer. But now Agarkar has given a clear and simple answer that great cricketers like Rohit and Virat cannot be put on trial.

Will Virat-Rohit play 2027 World Cup?

Speaking to NDTV, Ajit Agarkar said, “They are currently part of the Indian squad for the Australia tour. I have said it before that both of them have been excellent players for a long time. I think this is not the time to talk about personal issues because we have to focus on building the team. We don’t know what the situation will be like after 2 years. Why talk only about them? A young player can also come in their place.”

He is on trial…

Ajit Agarkar was asked whether the performance of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be assessed in each series before the 2027 World Cup. On this, Ajit Agarkar said, “It would be strange and stupid to even think, because when one batsman’s average is more than 50 and the other is close to it, they cannot be kept on trial for every match, but the 2027 World Cup is still very far away.”

Agarkar also said that Virat and Rohit now play only one format and will be playing a match for India after 7 months. Agarkar clearly said that his performance will be assessed as soon as he starts playing.

Let us tell you that the first ODI match between India and Australia will be played in Perth on 19 October. After that, the last ODI will be played in Adelaide on 23 October and then in Sydney on 25 October.

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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.

There are still 2 years left in the 2027 ODI World Cup event, but the prediction of England veteran Michael Von has shocked everyone. He believes that the 2027 World Cup is going to win South Africa, a team that has never won the ODI Cup. Actually, the reason for his prediction is the recent performance of South Africa. The South African team is currently on a tour of England, where it has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series.

Michael Vaughan often keeps on amazing predictions. This time he wrote on social media, “I think the 2027 ODI World Cup will win South Africa.” South Africa has performed amazing in the last months. Australia was defeated 2–1 in the ODI series, before winning the final of the Tri-series, he was just 3 runs away. Now he has washed England in his house.

England washed in his house

After 27 years under the captaincy of Tamba Bavuma, South Africa has won an ODI series on the soil of England. In the first ODI, England team was reduced to just 131 runs, in response, the African team won this match by 7 wickets. At the same time, South Africa scored 330 runs in the second match, which is the biggest score of a foreign team in ODIs at Lord’s ground. Africa won the match by 5 runs and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Recently, especially Matthew Breetjke has caught the attention of the cricket world. He has become the first cricketer in the world to have scored at least 50 runs in the first five innings of his ODI career.

Talking about the 2027 World Cup, it will be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia together. A total of 14 teams will participate in the tournament, between which 54 matches will be played. South Africa and Zimbabwe have already qualified as hosts, but Namibia will have to prove its qualification with the help of qualifier tournaments.

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The grounds have been announced for the 2027 ODI World Cup (2027 ODI World Cup Venues Announced). South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia are going to host the World Cup to be held after 2 years. A total of 54 matches will be played in the tournament, out of which 44 matches will be hosted by South Africa, while the remaining 10 matches have been hosted to Zimbabwe and Namibia. The World Cup tournament will be played in 2027 in October-November.

Plains announced

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Gaubra, Bloomphphontene, East London and Parl have been selected to host the 2027 ODI World Cup. Along with the announcement of Venue, a local organizing committee board has also been formed for the World Cup tournament. The committee will be led by former South African cabinet minister Trevor Manuel. This will be the second time since 2003 when South Africa and Zimbabwe are co-consuming the ODI World Cup. At the same time, Namibia has become the host of the World Cup tournament for the first time.

How will the 2027 World Cup format be?

A total of 14 teams will participate in the 2027 World Cup, two groups of seven teams will be formed. The countries living in the top-3 in both groups will reach the Super-6 stage. In the year 2003, a similar format was adopted. Being a host, South Africa and Zimbabwe have got a direct entry in the World Cup, but the third host Namibia does not have an ICC membership, so it will have to confirm a place in the World Cup through a qualification tournament. The last World Cup was won by Australia, which defeated India by 6 wickets in the final match played at Narendra Modi Stadium.

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