Earlier this month, Kohli and Rohit informed the world that they had retired from Test cricket, the announcements being made an entire week apart! Both players had hard times strolling the pitch through 2024, including two defeats by New Zealand at home and a tough series against Australia. Over these 10 Tests, Kohli kept a lowly average of 24.52, whereas Rohit somehow bettered him slightly with 24.76 in 14 Tests.
They had said goodbye to T20I cricket back in June last year after bagging the T20 World Cup in the West Indies. Entering into the Senior phase of their careers, former pacer Atul Wassan reckons it would be a hard task for both to keep fit till the ODI World Cup in South Africa in 2027.
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Speaking on the Bails and Banter Show, Atul emphasised that the men are mostly involved in the IPL, which is only two months long. They also tend to skip games against teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe as such matches really do not excite them, according to Atul. He added that these cricketers want to test themselves against worthy challenges to keep the trophy spirit alive.
According to the existing ICC schedule, Kohli and Sharma seem to be slated to go through 27 ODIs across nine series against eight different teams till the next World Cup, provided they stay committed to the national team.
