Yes, it is believed that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have played their last match of one format. And now in 2024, the departure of these two players is almost certain.
You will remember that on November 19, 2023, the final match of the World Cup was held with Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. And that match could also be the last match between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Because in 2024, both of them can leave one format. Because this year, Team India has to play only three ODI matches, which means that both these players can now say goodbye to the ODI format.
After the T20 World Cup, these three ODIs are going to take place. And there will be three ODIs against Sri Lanka only.
So it is possible that. Indian team can go to Sri Lanka and play. If Rohit and Virat play, the last ODI of 2024 will be theirs, because there is no ODI in 2024 after this.
If we look further, Rohit has turned 36. So next year in 2025, he will be 37 years old, if fitness supports him then he will play, otherwise he will not play. Virat is 35 years old, will turn 36 next year, can leave one format. Who knows, he loves test cricket more. As we tell. If he focuses on Test cricket then he should leave ODI and play Twenty.
Champions Trophy of ODI cricket is going to be held in 2025, and in 2024 both of them can say goodbye to ODI cricket and BCCI can also decide on the future of both the players. 19th November which was the World Cup final. It could be that this is the last match of these two players. Because if you see in T-T20, when Team India has reached the semi-finals in T-T20, it has been almost fourteen months since then, both the players have not played T-T20 yet, so it is possible that the final match of the World Cup was ODI. This may also be his last match of cricket.
And perhaps he will not play ODI cricket, because this year in 2024, Team India is going to play only three ODIs. So, speculations are being made that perhaps this year both these players will bid farewell to the ODI format, because what does Team India have to do this year?
Fifteen Test matches are to be played, three ODIs are to be played, nine T-T20 matches and the World Cup are included, and what does the schedule of Team India say?
There is still a series with South Africa, one test match left, after that there are five T20 matches with Afghanistan, T20 World Cup with England, three T20 and three ODI matches, we have gone to Sri Lanka and played two tests and three T20 matches. You have to play Twenty20 with Bangladesh, you have to play three Test matches and you have to play four more Test matches with New Zealand.
So now three ODI matches are left in this year 2024. And if we finally see. Only three ODI matches are to be played and it is believed that Rohit and Virat hardly played three ODIs, so you can say that 19th November 2023 is the date when both of them played their last match. Now let us see whether these players play in 2024 or not, in 2025 the players play ODI format or not.
But this is what the reports are saying. That the departure of these two players in 2024 is almost certain.
