Rohit Sharma retirement: BCCI debunks rumours about former India captain quitting ODIs

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has moved swiftly to put a lid on mounting speculation that Sunday's ODI at Lord's against England could mark the end of Rohit Sharma's international journey, with board secretary Devajit Saikia rubbishing every such speculation.

>The chatter around Rohit's future picked up pace on Thursday during the second ODI in Cardiff, where he could only manage 26 runs off 47 balls. He'd looked equally out of sorts in the series opener at Edgbaston, falling for 11 off 21 deliveries.

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CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR BET WITH DAFABETDespite the underwhelming numbers, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak came out in his defence following the Cardiff loss. He insisted there was no added pressure on Rohit and backed him to produce something special in the series finale at the Home of Cricket.

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BCCI debunk Rohit Sharma retirement rumoursAddressing the swirling rumours directly, Saikia told PTI that there had been absolutely no internal discussion suggesting Rohit's career would conclude at Lord's this weekend.

"There are lot of speculations going on in media about Rohit Sharma's future. I want to firmly assert that there has been no such discussion that Rohit will be playing his last match at Lord's on Sunday," Saikia told PTI.

"Rohit is a regular member of the Indian ODI team and he will continue to represent the country as long as he is in the scheme of things. In other words, Lord's ODI wont be his last match."

Will Rohit Sharma play 2027 ODI World Cup?Ahead of this England assignment, the selectors are believed to have already had a conversation with the 39-year-old, indicating that younger openers would increasingly get chances as India builds toward the 2027 World Cup in Africa.

>Reports suggest these internal deliberations regarding Rohit's future actually began during the IPL 2026 season itself, with head coach Gautam Gambhir also part of those discussions.

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>Notably, Rohit had recently become the oldest male player to represent India in ODIs, overtaking Mohinder Amarnath during the Dharamsala match against Afghanistan back in June, where he posted scores of 16, 48 and 79 across the series.

>His spot in the side has faced constant questioning in nearly every series since Ajit Agarkar's selection committee stripped him of the ODI captaincy in October last year, just months after he had guided the team to Champions Trophy glory in March.

Who is likely to replace Rohit Sharma in ODIs?It has been widely reported that Yashashvi Jaiswal has been identified as the successor to Rohit, and the Mumbai cricketer will be handed an extended run on the pitch ahead of the 2027 World Cup.

Rohit Sharma ODI recordRohit Sharma has a stellar ODI record as he has scored over 11,00 runs in 286 matches. He currently has a batting average of 48.58. and has hit 33 centuries and 62 half-centuries.

RecordStatsMatches286Runs11,757Batting average48.058Strike Rate92.76Centuries33Half-centuries62Highest score264Double centuries3150-plus scores8

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