Will Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retire after Australian Tour? At present, this is the question on the tongue of Indian cricket fans. In fact, in the last 24 hours, such speculation has been at the peak that Virat and Rohit will retire by playing a series of three ODIs against Australia in October. Now the reaction of BCCI has come out on this whole matter, which will be shocked to hear.

The speculation of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s ODI retirement gained momentum when a report by Dainik Jagran told that both senior Indian cricketers can also stop their ODI career after Australian Tour. Both have already said goodbye to T20 and Test formats. The report also claimed that Virat and Rohit want to be available for selection in the ODI team, so they have to participate in the Domestic 50-Over Tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy.

BCCI’s shocking reaction

Quoting the news agency PTI, a BCCI source said that the future of Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma is not a matter of great concern for the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Currently, the entire focus of the board is on the Asia Cup 2025 to be held in September and the T20 World Cup to be held next year.

On the news of Virat-Rohit’s retirement, the source said, “If Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli would like to retire, they will inform the BCCI officials, just as they had done before the Test retirement. From the perspective of the Indian team, the board will be focused on sending the best team in the T20 World Cup and September next year.”

PTI report also told that BCCI will never take such a decision in a hurry. Especially when retired players are so popular. The claim has also been rejected, stating that BCCI offered Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Sydney on 25 October.

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It has not been even 10 days since India vs England Test series ended, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s ODI retirement reports have started catching up again. Team India’s next ODI series is to be against Australia in October. There are still 2 months left in the India vs Australia ODI Series, but according to a report by Dainik Jagran, Rohit and Virat can hardly stand in the Indian team till 2027 ODI World Cup.

According to Dainik Jagran, the upcoming India vs Australia series, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s career can also prove to be the end. In fact, the report claimed that if Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli want to continue their career till 2027 World Cup, then they will also have to play domestic cricket. If such a rule is implemented, both senior cricketers will have to participate in the 50-Over tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy to be held this year.

The reason for this is clear that the selectors want the players to be connected with the ODI format. Just as the players were made mandatory to play in the Ranji Trophy before the England Tour. In this report released, it was also told that playing in domestic cricket can force Virat and Rohit to retire early.

After Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, the selection committee has also moved forward on the strategy of forming a youth team. In T20, new and young players have been given opportunities, who have not lost any series after the 2024 T20 World Cup. At the same time, under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the young team of India has gone to England and draws the Test series 2-2. Now speculation has started gaining momentum that the focus of the selectors can also be to prepare a young team in ODI.

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