Speculation surrounding Rohit Sharma’s ODI future and his contention for the 2027 ICC ODI World Cup was firmly addressed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Devajit Saikia on Thursday, September 3, 2026, following a high-level review meeting in Mumbai.
Don’t give fodder to such rumours,” Saikia told reporters after the meeting at the BCCI headquarters on Thursday. The meeting brought key Indian cricket stakeholders together – including head coach Gautam Gambhir, Centre of Excellence (CoE) chief VVS Laxman, Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill, and T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer. “He is playing superbly in all matches. What do you want? For the board, consistent runs at the top of the order make it difficult to justify dropping him merely on age grounds.
He scored 138 in the last match. he has repeatedly reaffirmed his ambition to chase the elusive 50-over World Cup trophy in 2027 While Rohit stepped down from T20Is following India’s 2024 T20 World Cup triumph.
