Travis Head and Akshar Patel arrived to answer questions from the press before the India vs Australia match on Sunday. During this, when Australia’s explosive batsman was asked a question about the ODI future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, he said something, hearing which Akshar Patel standing with him also started laughing.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from T20 format only last year, both of them said goodbye to Test this year within a week. Now both play only ODI format, but the biggest question remains whether both will be able to play till 2027 ODI World Cup? Meanwhile, removing Rohit and making Shubman the captain for the ODI series against Australia also raised many questions. It was also said in many reports that this series against Australia could be the last series for both of them.

What did Travis Head say about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli?

On Friday, before the India vs Australia match to be held in Perth, Travis Head and Akshar Patel came together to answer the questions of journalists. In the beginning, more questions were asked from the head itself, during which he was asked about the future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, then he said, “They have been fantastic for India, I think Akshar can describe them better than me. But two great players, two best players of white ball cricket. Virat is probably the greatest player of white ball cricket, Rohit is also not far behind him.”

Head further said, “I have a lot of respect for what Rohit has done as an opening batsman. He will be missed at some point but I think both of them will play till 2027.” Saying this he looked at Akshar Patel, and Akshar also laughed. He said, “Both of them are trying to play till the World Cup. It is a great thing for the game that they are still playing.”

Rohit-Virat ready to play- Akshar Patel

Indian all-rounder Akshar Patel said about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma that both are professional players and know what to do. Both are fully ready to play in the first match of the series.

Patel said, “They are professionals and they know what to do. They are ready to play. If you talk about their form, they are preparing well. Everyone has given their fitness test, they are ready to play now.”