Ashwin said that if the Indian selectors and the team management have really decided to move on from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli before the ICC World Cup 2027, then they should have been informed much earlier, not suddenly.
Speaking on his YouTube channel with a senior journalist, Vimal Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin said that he would still prefer to have experienced players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in India's ODI squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “I will want Virat Kohli's and Rohit Sharma’s experience."
Ravichandran Ashwin seeks communication from selectors
Ashwin said he understands that these conversations are never easy, as no player likes to hear that the team wants to move on without them, especially after spending years playing for the country.
Ashwin believes that honest communication is always better than keeping players uncertain, saying once a player clearly knows the selectors' decision, they can accept it and move forward.
Ashwin further explained, "I know this communication is a double-edged sword. But if we go and communicate, players will never feel good, but the communication should always be clear. I just feel that needs to happen, and it has to happen very clearly. Maybe it has happened in the case of Rohit. Maybe it has happened in the case of Virat.”
Ravichandran Ashwin questions selectors over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's future
He signed off by saying, “But by pure performance, they have not been poor at all. Virat has been excellent. Rohit has been more than decent. Why have we let it come till August 2026, when there are only 10-12 months to go for the 27 World Cup in South Africa? Why have we let it come this far? That's my only question.”
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