Rohit Sharma to retire after the 2027 ODI World Cup: Ex-Indian cricketer

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif took to his YouTube channel to state his opinion that Rohit Sharma is expected to bid adieu to International cricket after the conclusion of the ODI World Cup in 2027. 

Moreover, Kaif felt that the current Test captain, Shubman Gill. will likely take over the captaincy reins from Rohit Sharma. Notably, after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from Tests, Gill was appointed as the new Test captain.

Interestingly, Gill lived up to expectations, propelling India to a series-levelling scoreline of 2-2 against England in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. With the bat, he accumulated 754 runs from 10 innings at an average of 75.4 with three centuries and a double century.

"In the last three years, Gill has scored 2,000 runs. He is the future captain. He is the Test captain, and in T20Is, he is the vice-captain. Rohit is the ODI captain. He is almost 38 and I believe will retire after the 2027 ODI World Cup. When he steps away, Gill will become the captain,” Kaif told on his YouTube channel.

After announcing the Asia Cup 2025 squad, Indian chief selector Ajit Agarkar has asserted that his selection team has seen leadership qualities in Gill, and he exceeded all of their expectations with the kind of form he has shown with the willow on English soil.

"We obviously see some leadership qualities in him. And his form in England was what we were hoping for. He exceeded all our expectations with the kind of form that he showed with his bat, which is a great sign when there is so much pressure on you as a captain," Agarkar said while speaking to the reporters.

India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson.

Reserve players: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

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