Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI) cricket stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are not hasty to make decisions about the ODI futures, despite the ongoing speculation. The case has attracted attention as India’s next ODI series against Australia’s perspective in October, questioning whether the pair, who have collectively scored 83 ODIs and more than 25,000 runs, can continue to play until the 2027 ODI World Cup.India’s Scheduled ODI series against Bangladesh in August has been canceled, leading to their next one-day international commitment from the Australia series from October 19-25.Age factor is an important thing, as Kohli and Rohit will be 39 and 40 years old by the 2027 ODI World Cup respectively.“Obviously, if they take into account (Rohit and Kohli), they will tell the BCCI brass as they did before the England Test tour. But from the point of view of an Indian team, the next major assignment is the T20 World Cup in February and preparations before that. A BCCI source told PTI on oblivion terms, “All players will be immediately focused on sending the best team for the Asia Cup T20 tournament, hoping to be fit and available.BCCI is known for its measured approach to sensitive decisions, especially considering a large -scale fan after both players.The last tournament, the characteristic of both players, was the Champions Trophy in Dubai, where Kohli scored a centenary against Pakistan in a group stage match, and Rohit contributed with a significant half -century in the final.Neither the player has participated in competitive cricket since the conclusion of the Indian Premier League.Now Kohli, who lives in London, has shown signs of returning to training, posting Instagram Story of an indoor net session.
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Rohit, who was also in the post -UK IPL, has returned to Mumbai and is expected to start training soon.While some media outlets have told the BCCI that both of them have been offered a farewell game in Sydney on 25 October, the BCCI source indicated that no such discussion had taken place yet.“Even if he plays the role of Vijay Hazare, there will already be six ODIs that will be played. Between Australia Odis and South Africa’s Odis, there is an India against South Africa where three list A games (50 overs) will be held on 13 November 16 and 19 respectively in Rajkot.”The source said, “Now, does the pair want to play the three games, or possibly two, the question before the South Africa series is also important whether Ajit Aggar and their colleagues want so.”The National One-Day Championship, Vijay Hazare Trophy, is scheduled to begin on 24 December 2025, which was before the three-match ODI series against South Africa starting on 30 November.“Overlap on Vijay Hazare Trophy (December 24, 2025 – 18 January, 2025) will be three ODIs between India and New Zealand (January 11, 14, 18). So even if he plays Vijay Hazare Trophy, it may not be for more than two to three games,” said the source.
