Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to play till 2027 ODI World Cup: Gautam Gambhir

On 22 July 2024, Gautam Gambhir addressed press conference for the first time after becoming the Head Coach of Team India in Mumbai. In the press conference, Gautam Gambhir spoke about his relationship with Virat Kohli, his goals with the team and also about team India’s captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s future with Indian cricket.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play 2027 ODI World Cup: Gambhir
While speaking to the media, Gautam Gambhir said that he sees the duo playing till 2027 ODI World Cup at least. The statement brought a lot of false information around Rohit Sharma’s retirement post Champions Trophy to rest. Further, Virat Kohli, who retired from the shortest format of the game will be seen in action.
Gautam Gambhir’s assignment as the Head Coach will begin from Sri Lanka tour which will see Indian team playing 3 T20 Internationals and as many ODIs. The Indian team has reached Sri Lanka and will be looking to start the new era on a high. The squad for the series was announced which will see return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
India’s T20I Squad vs Sri Lanka
T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.
India’s ODI Squad vs Sri Lanka
ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
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