Rohit Sharma's International Cricket Career May End After England Match

Cardiff. The third ODI match between India and England at Lord's ground on Sunday may prove to be the last international match of Rohit Sharma's career. 

According to Indian media Indian Express, the selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made it clear to Rohit that he is not in their plans for the 2027 ODI World Cup.

The selection committee conveyed this decision to Rohit during a meeting with head coach Gautam Gambhir during the England tour. However, the board has not yet officially confirmed this matter. Selectors have said that young players like Yashasvi Jaiswal will be given opportunities instead of Rohit. However, the final decision on whether to retire or remain available for selection rests with Rohit himself.

Rohit's performance on the England tour has also not been as expected. In the first two ODI matches, he could only score 11 and 26 runs respectively. Despite working hard on his fitness, the report claims that Rohit is not happy with this decision and has discussed the matter with some BCCI officials during the England tour.

Four main reasons have been cited for the end of Rohit's career:
The first reason is that Rohit is now 39 years and 77 days old. By the 2027 World Cup, he will be over 40 years old. In such a situation, selectors want to give a chance to new players in his place.

The second reason is that the selection committee now appears to be focused on building a new team for the 2027 ODI World Cup. This is why a plan has been made to continuously give opportunities to young players like Yashasvi Jaiswal. Despite scoring consistently in Test cricket, Jaiswal had to wait a long time for an ODI match. He played a century innings in the recent ODI match against Afghanistan.

The third reason is that Rohit was stripped of the ODI team captaincy last year and Shubman Gill was given the responsibility. Since then, it was indicated that the selectors were moving towards preparing a future team.

The fourth reason is that Rohit has already retired from two formats. He announced his retirement after leading India to victory in the T20 World Cup on June 29, 2024. After that, he had already bid farewell to Test cricket before the England tour began on May 7, 2025.

Rohit has led India to two ICC titles as captain. Under his captaincy, India reached the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. He taught the team a strategy of playing aggressively from the first ball, which changed India's approach to ODI cricket. With the help of this strategy, India succeeded in winning the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy.

As a successful captain, Rohit has led to victory in 103 matches. He is one of India's most successful captains. Between 2017 and 2025, he captained a total of 142 matches across all three formats, in which India won 103 matches. 

In ODI cricket, he registered 42 wins in 56 matches, 49 wins in 62 T20 Internationals, and 12 wins in 24 Test matches. Under his leadership, India also won the Asia Cup titles in 2018 and 2023.