Dubai: India Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during the ICC Champions Trophy Semifinals between India and Australia in Dubai, SAE. (PTI Photo/ARUN Sharma) *** Local headline *** Former Indian Captain Kricket Sourava Ganguly believes that for Virt Kohli and Rohit Sharma demanding to maintain their fitness and safe places in the ODI World Cup Indian team in 2027, because they will have limited opportunities with only 15 international games a year.The next ODI World Championship will be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Until then, Kohli will be 38 years old and Rohit is approaching 40.India has planned 27 ODIS before the World Cup in nine two -sided series, on average about 15 international games per year for both players.
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“We all have to understand, like everyone, the game will leave them and leave the game,” PTI said.
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“It won’t be easy, with 15 games a year,” he added.Kohli and Rohit, who accumulated 25,000 runs and 83 international hundreds among them, expressed their desire to play on 50-over global events after a recent departure from the test cricket.Asked if he had advice for them, the gangules answered, “I have no advice. I think they know the game as much as I do. Call.”
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Gangules acknowledged that finding a replacement for Kohli would take time, but after their retirement, he did not express any concerns about the future of the Indian cricket.“I wasn’t concerned at all. A virat is a class player. He found that his replacement would take time. But I wasn’t surprised,” he said.Gangules spoke of former player Yuvraj Singh and appreciated his exceptional cricket career of the White Ball and noticed his limited opportunities in the test matches.“I remember seeing Yuvraj for the first time in Nairobi and seeing it was strange. What continued in India after the one -day cricket is unreal. He was the world player of the 2007 T20 series, World Cup 2011, Player, Runs, Goals, Goals,” Ganguly recalled.“Unfortunately, he did not receive many opportunities in the test matches. He played about 30 odd test matches, stuck between Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Ganguly and VVS Laxman, but a special player,” he concluded.
