In the third ODI match, India defeated Australia by 9 wickets. The unbeaten 168-run partnership of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ensured the victory of Team India. After this match, both the senior players of India have once again made the fans emotional by giving hints of retirement. Actually, after the third ODI match played in Sydney, both Rohit and Virat have said goodbye to Australia.

Rohit-Virat’s goodbye

First Rohit Sharma said that he loved coming to Australia and playing. Rohit told that the memories of 2008 are still fresh in his heart, but he does not know whether he will come to play in Australia again or not. This statement of the former Indian captain has become the center of discussion on social media. Fans have started seeing this as a hint of retirement.

On the other hand, Virat Kohli said that he loves coming to Australia and has enjoyed playing here a lot. He also thanked the fans for their support and accepted their greetings by raising his hand. His raising of hand was in the news even after the Adelaide ODI, after which speculations started being made that Virat might not take the field again. But he came into the field and played a strong inning of 74 runs.

Fans became emotional

Fans are giving emotional reactions on social media after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli said goodbye to Australia. Fans are busy sharing everything from heart emojis to crying emojis.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma both thanked Australia and the Australian crowd pic.twitter.com/M3YykqlD69

— MR. (@Krish_RC_) October 25, 2025

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma both thanked Australia and the Australian crowd.#INDvsAUS @cricbuzz @BCCI @ImRo45 @imVkohli #stop pic.twitter.com/4mMGgNJZXx

— IndianTeamCricket (@sourav18das) October 25, 2025

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma sign off from Australia. pic.twitter.com/sTYhkbmfDn

— lucknow guys (@akhraash) October 25, 2025

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma both thanked Australia and the Australian crowd.#stop pic.twitter.com/KTAaymYiNx

— Sahil Makol (@SahilMakol2) October 25, 2025

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With the change of captain of the Indian ODI team, ‘Rohit Sharma Era’ has ended. While announcing the Indian squad for the Australian tour, Ajit Agarkar said that Shubman Gill is being made the new captain of the ODI team, while Rohit will continue to play as a batsman. Meanwhile, India’s legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar says that soon more ‘bad news’ can come.

Sunil Gavaskar believes that the Indian team does not have to play much ODI matches till 2027 ODI World Cup. In such a situation, if Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have to maintain their game fitness, then they have to be active in domestic cricket. In a conversation with sports, Sunil Gavaskar was asked whether any ‘bad news’ could come in relation to Rohit Sharma, then he replied yes.

Sunil Gavaskar said, “Yes, of course. If you (Rohit Sharma) are not committed, you are not able to decide whether you will be ready for the next 2 years or not, then be ready for Bad News. They also know about that if they only play ODI, they will need more practice and have to participate in tournaments like Vijay Hazare Trophy.”

The team comes first …

The Indian veteran also told that Rohit Sharma now only plays ODI matches, but Team India does not have to play more ODI matches till 2027 World Cup. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma will not be able to practice as much as it is for tournament like World Cup. Gavaskar said that it was decided to make Shubman Gill captain in the event of Rohit’s team not being fixed.

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Rohit sharma test retirement: On Wednesday, May 7, Rohit Sharma took Rohit Sharma Test Retirement from Test cricket. He has said goodbye to T20 format in the year 2024 itself. Now the good news is that ‘Hitman’ has not given any decision on the ODI format. In such a situation, the question is, how long can Rohit continue to play ODI cricket? Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajiv Shukla (BCCI Vice Predisent Rajiv Shukla) has issued a big statement on Rohit.

Talking to the news agency PTI, Rajiv Shukla while giving a statement on Rohit Sharma’s Test retirement said that Rohit is a great batsman and his contribution to Indian cricket has been incomparable. Please tell that Rohit has scored 19,700 runs in his international cricket career so far.

BCCI gave a big hint

On Rohit Sharma’s retirement, Rajiv Shukla said, “Rohit Sharma has made a big contribution in advancing Test cricket. The more we praise him. The good thing is that he has not said goodbye to cricket yet.”

Rajiv Shukla further said in his statement that the BCCI will further try to take full advantage of his experience and talent. The BCCI vice -president has greeted Rohit for his future. Since Rajiv Shukla said that the BCCI will continue to take advantage of Rohit’s experience even further, it can be considered a sign that ‘Hitman’ can still serve the Indian team in ODI cricket for a long time.

In such a situation, it is possible that Rohit Sharma can continue to play till 2027 ODI Cricket World Cup. It will lead to 2028 Los Angeles Olympics next year, in which the T20 format will be played, but Rohit has already said goodbye to the smallest format.

VIDEO | Here’s What Bcci Senior Vice President Rajeev Shukla (@Shuklarajiv) Said on Rohit Sharma’s Retirement from Test Cricket.

“He has made a big contribution to test cricket. The more we praise pic.twitter.com/mjoyyeujjo

– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) May 8, 2025

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