Rohit Sharma was recently replaced as a skipper for the Indian ODI side prior to the Australian series, while Shubman Gill was nominated for this role. In such a call, former teammates of two stars, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, have revealed their retirement plans.
As a result, both Rohit and Kohli will perform ODI under the leadership of Shubman Gill. Commentators say that despite his ambitions to play in the 2027 World Cup, the current situation has little thought of this.
While announcing the team on October 4th, BCCI Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar also noted the uncertainty surrounding Rohit and Virat’s participation in the South Africa-slated ICC event.
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The former cricketer has announced the resignation call for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwaly suggests he may be considering retiring from international cricket after the Australian tour. He identified that both players may find it difficult to tolerate unnecessary treatment of game greats.
Given the immeasurable contributions of two modern veterans, they are not only unfair, but also treated in insulting ways.
“It’s very insulting to be treated like this given the contributions Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made to Indian cricket. I really feel that, perhaps after the Australian series, both of them may announce their retirement soon.”
“When someone is appointed captain, the goal is to win matches and series. RohitSharma already provided consistent results and the team was working well, so why was this change necessary?” he added.
Manoj Tiwary reveals his complaints about Virat Kohli’s retirement from test
While talking about the longest format of the game, Indian veterans retired from this format prior to their tour of India to the UK. However, Virat Kohli’s retirement shocked everything as the batter was very close to the milestone of 10,000 test runs and could be a great force in the Indian batting order.
Tiwari also discussed Virat’s retirement from Test cricket, attributed it to his dissatisfaction with the attitude of team management. According to Manoj Tiwari, “When a player feels that the team doesn’t need him or that he is not respected, a person with self-esteem and dignity cannot move forward.”
“This is why Virat Kohli quietly left Test cricket. It’s not out of frustration, it’s out of self-esteem,” he added.
Even today, India is only looking for a successor to Virat on the test side. Like Sai Skulsan, Karun Naia is attempted to replace him with Indian Play XI, but they fail miserably.
Rohit Sharma’s record as India’s white ball skipper
Within Virat Kohli’s captain sitti on the Indian Test side, he led them in 68 matches while winning 40 of those games. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma points out that he is invincible in the ICC tournament as an Indian skipper.
Rohit Sharma led India to the semi-finals of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup and to the finals of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, but lost both of these games. However, since then, Rohit Sharma has led India to two consecutive ICC titles as he won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Rohit Sharma is often known as the “hitman,” and therefore boasts a stunning 75-year-old win rate. He led India with 56 ODIs as captain and secured the victory in the 42nd innings.
“Virat Kohli was again the Indian test captain in Australia, and in his fifth Test, he was set to end his career.”