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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Future In ODIs: The discussions around the future of superstar Cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has come up yet again with media reports of them retiring in ODI format soon. As per a report from Dainik Jagran, the stalwarts of Indian Cricket will play their final international match during India's white-ball tour of Australia scheduled in October.

After a young Indian Test side put up a strong performance in the absence of Rohit and Virat, there are speculations over the same set of players replacing them in the current ODI setup as well. Both Cricketers have already expressed their desire to play the upcoming ODI World Cup in 2027.

South Africa and Namibia will co-host the tournament together.

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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra said, "The truth is that they have said goodbye to the wrong format. They had left T20Is after winning the T20 World Cup, but the story might have been different had they continued to play Tests and said goodbye to ODIs. India played only six ODIs in 12 months before the Champions Trophy."

"There is a possibility that you might play only six Tests in a year, but even if it is only six Tests, it's 30 days of cricket. If only six ODIs are played, it's just six days of cricket over a period of time. It will be more than 100 days from your last IPL match to the next ODI you will play. You are not playing at all. You are not practicing at all," he added.

The Cricketer-turned-commentator also stated that due to a long gap between ODI series also create a lot of problems for the Kohli and Rohit to sustain their form and fitness.

"A three-match series gets over in seven to eight days. Then the next one would be after three months. Gaps are just incredibly huge, and you won't play first-class cricket in between. It's true that had they continued playing Test cricket and left ODIs, staying in the groove would have been a lot easier," he said.

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"When you have retired from Tests, and ODI cricket is not played much, it is not going to make a lot of sense. So just two months of high-intensity IPL, where you would get to play 14 to 16 innings, and then you would play three matches after six months, and then three matches after another three months. I think it is very, very difficult," Chopra observed.

Virat and Rohit are two of the finest ODI players produced by India, with Virat having made 14,181 runs in 302 matches and 290 innings at an average of 57.88, with 51 centuries and 74 fifties. His best score is 183.

On the other hand, Rohit has scored 11,168 runs in 272 matches and 265 innings at an average of 48.76, with 32 centuries and 59 fifties and a best score of 264.

Inputs from ANI