Printed on: Aug 15, 2025 06:19 am IST
A former India cricketer gave his verdict on ought to BCCI embrace Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma of their ODI plans.
Since saying their Check retirements and main India to Champions Trophy glory, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli haven’t featured in any worldwide match. The pair have already retired from T20Is, and there have already been query marks over their ODI future too.
However former India cricketer Suresh Raina feels the pair are essential to India’s ODI setup, because the pair can information the youthful gamers too.
Suresh Raina backs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Talking to Telecom Asia Sport, he stated, “Rohit and Virat’s expertise is essential. It’s essential for the seniors to remain concerned with the juniors. Shubman (Gill) has accomplished rather well, however he wants gamers like Virat and Rohit.”
“They’ve received the Champions Trophy, they’ve received the World Cups. Virat received the final IPL additionally. For the astute management they’ve proven throughout their respective careers, they have to be a part of the dressing room.”
Rohit and Kohli are anticipated to make their returns to worldwide within the Australia tour later this yr, which incorporates three ODIs.
In the meantime, Raina additionally backed Siraj to function in all three codecs, explaining his significance to the Indian staff.
“Siraj needs to be a part of the Indian set-up in all three codecs, given how he has carried out for the nation with each the white ball and purple ball. He bowled 187 overs within the collection and got here by with none niggle,” he stated.
There has additionally been big uncertainty over Rohit and Kohli’s future, however the pair have expressed their need to take part on the 2027 World Cup. There have been stories that the BCCI desires them to function in home cricket throughout their time away from the worldwide setup, and failing to take action may se them get dropped. The final time such options have been made, the pair ended up retiring from Check cricket. So it their ODI future isn’t confirmed formally by BCCI.
