Both Rohit and Virat retired from T20I cricket after winning the ICC T20 World Cup in June 2024, and now, earlier this month, they have called time on their Test careers as well. Now, they are only focusing on ODI cricket, but doubts are starting to grow about how long they'll continue.
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Anil Kumble was quoted as saying by India Today, “It's not easy to just do what they need to in terms of preparing for an ODI, which is six months down the line. It's going to be a challenge, no matter who you are and how well you have had your career over the years. But they are champion players, so they know how to sort of maneuver that.”
Anil Kumble urges fans to celebrate Rohit Sharma and Anil Kumble as long as they play
He further noted, “It's important to celebrate champion players as long as they play. You go into threadbare detail of each performance as to how they should have played or how they could have played. What is important is to celebrate whatever is out there with the two players.”
The former Indian coach also feels both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would love to finish their ODI careers lifting the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2027. Kumble further said, “Ideally, they would like to play until the 2027 World Cup, because that's something that did not happen. We saw that 2023 (World Cup) final with Australia holding the trophy.”
They would certainly want to make a mark in Australia: Anil Kumble
He signed off by saying, “The legends who are no longer playing in the other format will certainly want to make a mark, Virat and Rohit, and I'm sure a lot of people would want to watch that in Australia.”
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