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Will Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli play 2027 World Cup?While on the surface it may seem that both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are desperate to play—and win—the 2027 World Cup, chief selector Ajit Agarkar has dropped a massive statement on the senior duoâ€s ambitions for the marquee event in two years†time.

On Saturday in Ahmedabad, Agarkar attended the press conference as the BCCI announced Indiaâ€s squads for the ODI and T20I series in Australia to be played later this month.

The biggest revelation was that Rohit has been replaced as the ODI skipper by Shubman Gill, who is the Test captain and T20I vice-captain. Agarkar asserted that the selectors—along with head coach Gautam Gambhir and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia—agree to not have three different captains in the three formats.

With Gill being the vice-captain of the T20I side, his succession to Indiaâ€s all-format captain is expected to come to fruition next year after the home T20 World Cup, where the 35-year-old Suryakumar Yadav will lead the side.

Coming to Rohit and Kohli, the duo will return to international cricket—both are retired from Tests and T20Is—for the first time since winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in March.

Will Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli play 2027 World Cup?

After announcing the squad for the ODI series against Australia, chief selector Ajit Agarkar said, “Both Rohit and Virat are non-committal about the 2027 World Cup.â€

Rohit and Kohli may continue to have ambitions of winning the ODI World Cup, but Agarkarâ€s comments indicate that they are uncertain for the 2027 World Cup, which will be hosted in South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Rohit is currently 38 years old, and Kohli is 36.

While Kohli won the 2011 World Cup, he was a youngster; Rohit was not picked in the squad. The duo then suffered heartbreaks in three consecutive ODI World Cup knockout matches—losing the semi-finals in 2015 and 2019 and the final at home in 2023 after an unbeaten campaign until the title clash.

Rohit, indeed, has time and again reiterated about his dream of lifting the ODI World Cup trophy, which he missed by a whisker a couple of years ago.

Another interesting topic during Agarkarâ€s press conference was whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will make themselves available for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Indiaâ€s premier domestic 50-over tournament.

Will Rohit and Kohli play in Vijay Hazare Trophy?

While Agarkar didnâ€t confirm their availability or non-availability, the chief selector made it clear that the BCCI has asked all the players to make themselves available for domestic cricket when they are fit and not playing international cricket.

“We have made it clear that whenever the guys are available, they should be playing domestic cricket. If you are not playing international cricket, you are expected to play domestic cricket,†Agarkar said.

Some interesting few months await with regard to Indian cricket and its two biggest superstars, Rohit and Kohli.

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Rohit Sharma Is Sacked: In a major shift in Indian cricket, Rohit Sharma has been removed as the ODI captain of the national menâ€s cricket team and replaced by young Shubman Gill. The BCCI announced the touring party for this monthâ€s tour of Australia for white-ball matches.

From October 19, India will take on Australia in a three-ODI series, which will be followed by a five-match T20I series.

The Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel revealed the squad on Saturday in Ahmedabad, where India, led by Shubman Gill, beat the West Indies convincingly in a Test match by an innings and 140 runs.

This concludes Rohitâ€s tenure as Indiaâ€s skipper in any format, though he has been named in the ODI squad to face Australia, and so has Virat Kohli.

Rohit and Kohli, both of whom retired from Tests and T20Is, have not played international cricket since Indiaâ€s ICC Champions Trophy triumph in March in Dubai.

Ajit Agarkar Explains Why Rohit Sharma Is Sacked As ODI Captain

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar explained that having three different captains in the three formats was not a feasible option. Hence, Rohit has been replaced by Gill as the ODI skipper. Gill, who got the Test captaincy earlier this year after Rohit retired, is the T20I vice-captain as well and now holds the ODI captaincy post.

Agarkar said, “Itâ€s practically impossible to have three different captains for three formats. It is also tough for the coach to plan with three different captains. And it gives the next guy enough time to plan for whatever is coming.â€

It has been reported that the decision to replace Rohit with Gill as the ODI skipper was unanimously taken by Agarkar, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, and head coach Gautam Gambhir. Shreyas Iyer has been named Gillâ€s deputy.

Rohit Sharma was made the white-ball skipper in late 2021. While India endured an embarrassing loss in the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final against England in Adelaide, Rohit led a shift in the landscape of how India batted in white-ball cricket.

Under Rohit, India reached the final of the 2023 World Cup at home but lost the final to Australia. The team then won back-to-back ICC trophies—the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy—remaining unbeaten in both tournaments.

Rohit ends his India captaincy career as one of the only two Indian captains, with MS Dhoni being the first, to win two ICC trophies.

India ODI squad vs Australia:

Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh

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