It has just been two days since Rohit Sharma was sacked from the ODI captaincy role, and there are mixed reactions from the fans as well as the former players. “If he is not captaining, then it is clear that you don’t see his future.” Former Indian cricketer Saba Karim questions Ajit Agarkar on removing Rohit Sharma as ODI captain.
The Indian team just announced its ODI and T20 squad for their upcoming tour to Australia. India will play a three-match ODI series, which starts from 19th October, and a five-match T20 series, which starts from 29th October. It came as a surprise to most of them that Shubman Gill was made the captain in the ODI format in place of Rohit Sharma. Suryakumar Yadav will continue to be the captain in the T20 format.
The former Indian cricketer Saba Karim, who played more than 30 matches for the Indian team, thinks Rohit is not in the plans of the BCCI for the future tournaments. When you are the captain of the team, you play all matches. Now, when he is just playing as a pure batter, his form will determine his future in the team.
Agar woh captain nahin hain to phir ek baat saaf hai na ki aap unka future dekh nahi rahe ki wo 2027 ke World Cup mein rahenge, to phir aap aise khiladi ko team mein nahin rakhiye jo aapko lagta hain ki 2027 mein aapke hisaab se maujood nahin rahenge
Rohit Sharma is the captain who has made this team on his own. In the last 9 months, he has helped his country win two ICC trophies. One is the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies, and the other is the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in the United Arab Emirates. On both occasions, his team was unbeaten.
Unhone team ko build kiya hain, unhone apko Champions Trophy aur T20 jitaya hai
Day by day, with him and Virat bringing that experience, it helped the youngster a lot. Rohit also announced his retirement this year through a social media post. This is surely not the kind of treatment he should get. Everyone knows he dreams of playing the World Cup 2027. As he is not the captain anymore, the chances of playing are slipping day by day. Obviously, the management should look at the future but he still has a lot to deliver.
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