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3 min readJul 27, 2026 03:37 PM IST With only 15 months to go for the 2027 ODI World Cup, the suspense over the futures of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli continues to absorb the discussion whenever India take the field in the format. India’s recent 1-2 series defeat to England has intensified the various discussions about the senior duo and their role in the squad in the months ahead. However, both Rohit and Kohli endured mixed outings in the series as India appeared to be a settled unit in England. ALSO READ | Rohit Sharma’s Lord’s century didn’t answer India’s real question Former India wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta has insisted that India cannot afford Rohit and Kohli to take a couple of games to find their rhythm while returning for ODI assignments from prolonged breaks. While the 39-year-old Rohit aggregated 175 runs in three innings in England, Kohli made 144 runs from as many outings. “That has to be a conversation with everyone, not just them (Kohli and Rohit), that they have to start the …
2 min readJun 23, 2026 02:13 PM IST India have drafted in Mumbai all-rounder Suryansh Shedge as a replacement for Nitish Kumar Reddy in the squads for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England. The change comes after Nitish reported discomfort in his left quadriceps following the third ODI against Afghanistan in Chennai. Subsequent medical examinations conducted by the BCCI medical team recommended a rehabilitation period, thereby ruling him out of both the bilateral series. “Nitish reported left quadriceps discomfort after the third ODI against Afghanistan on June 20. Following a subsequent medical assessment, the BCCI Medical Team has recommended a period of rehabilitation, ruling him out of both T20I series,” BCCI said in a statement. Nitish’s absence left India short of seam-bowling all-round options, with Hardik Pandya also unavailable, prompting the selectors to turn to Shedge, who has impressed consistently over the past year in domestic and India A cricket. The 23-year-old earned his maiden senior India call-up after a productive outing for India A in the recently concluded tri-series in Sri Lanka. …
Mumbai: In less than a fortnight, the national selectors will pick the squad for a five-Test tour of England. The Indian team will begin life after Rohit Sharma, their recently retired Test captain. Few would have thought they would have to contemplate getting accustomed to life after Virat Kohli too in the same series. Kohli, the finest Indian batter in the post-Tendulkar decade, especially in Test cricket, is contemplating retirement. Virat Kohli with Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur during a training session in Lucknow on Thursday. (Deepak Gupta/HT) Kohli has not made it official yet. It is understood that the chief selector Ajit Agarkar will be speaking to him before picking the team. The selection room is known to be supportive of Kohli playing more Test cricket. The decision makers are known to have a distinctly different outlook on Kohli as opposed to Rohit, even though both the leading batters have been short of runs lately. Beyond the fact that Kohli, 36, is two years that Rohit, his fitness routines have been uncompromising. The batting …
