Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ODI retirement date fix
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who have announced their retirement from T20 and Test cricket, are likely to bid farewell to ODI cricket by the end of this year. Confirming this, Cricket Australia has now come out with a plan to give a special farewell to the two legends.
Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has said that Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be given a special tribute during the ODI series to be held in Australia in October. This will be the last Australian series for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Therefore, Cricket Australia is making a plan to give them a farewell.
Accordingly, they will be honored during the three-match ODI series to be held in October. Following this statement by the Cricket Australia CEO, a question has arisen as to whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will continue until the 2027 ODI World Cup. Because by 2027, Rohit Sharma will be 40. Virat Kohli will be 38.
Thus, the upcoming ODI series will be crucial for Virat Kohli and Sharma. Especially after the 3 matches against Australia, the fate of both of them in the ODI World Cup will also be decided. Because the upcoming ODI World Cup will be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
The pitches in Africa are conducive to fast bowling. On the other hand, the pitches in Australia are also conducive to seam bowling. If Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fail on these pitches, they will definitely be out of the ODI team.
Because the Indian team’s plans will be ready a year before the 2027 ODI World Cup. Before that, Team India will play a 3-match ODI series against Australia and South Africa each.
Only if they perform well in these series, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can be retained in the ODI team. If they fail, the match to be played on October 25 will be the last international match for King Kohli and Rohit.
Both players have already retired from T20 Internationals (T20Is) after India’s T20 World Cup triumph in 2024. They have also both retired from Test cricket as of earlier in 2025.
