Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) The former Indian main selector Dilip Vengsarkar raised concerns about the selection of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the upcoming series of three ODI matches against Australia since October 19. Both senior dough was recently named in the ODI group led by Shaubman Gill.This series will be described by Kohli and Rohit’s return to a competitive cricket since their last performance at IPL 2025. Their last international performance was during Trophy Champions in March.
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The situation is particularly remarkable because both players are now participating in ODI cricket, after leaving the T20is in June 2024 and testing cricket in May this year.“Rohit and virat have been great players over the years, but if you play only one format of the game, I believe selectors have to call it. I feel you can’t know or judge the form and condition of such players because they played after the last game. “Rohit and virate have a possibly been picked because of the Great Records. The HAVE Been Great Players and Have Done Yeomen Service to Indian Cricket, Having Won Matches in All Formats of the Game. One Format, One-Day Matches, WHICH IS NOT VERY OFTEN PLAYED DURING THE SEASONThe current main selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed that both players had passed their mandatory pre -season fitness tests. However, he said that their selection for Australia did not guarantee them in plans for the ODI World Championship.The upcoming series will be decisive in determining whether selectors will consider them to be the future ODI matches against South Africa and New Zealand, which could have an impact on their prospects for the World Cup.While both players might want to extend their career until the ODI World Cup, Vengsarkar suggested a different approach for the selection commission: “It’s really up to the selector to keep Rohit and Virat or look forward to those available to all formats of the game.
