‘Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli cannot be dropped from the team because…’, what Ashwin said

In recent times, speculations regarding Rohit Sharma’s retirement have intensified, as many reports said that he will not be selected in the team after the England tour. Amidst these discussions about his future, Rohit scored a brilliant 138 runs in the last ODI match played at Lord’s and also said that such things will keep happening. Amidst the ongoing speculations about Rohit, India’s veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin gave two reasons due to which Rohit or Virat Kohli It will be very difficult to drop him from the Indian team.

Speaking on his Hindi YouTube channel ‘Ash ki Baat’, Ashwin said, “If Virat and Rohit want to play, no one can remove them. This is because of their amazing records. Rohit has scored almost 12,000 runs; no one can touch him.”

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He further said, “The second thing is that he cannot be dropped because he is a batsman. He has a whole army of fans. People come to see him. If you drop him from the team, there will be a huge uproar.”

Ashwin further said, “But if Shami, Siraj or Bhuvneshwar are not selected, then 10 people will raise questions. 100 people, 1000 people, maybe 10,000 people will raise questions but they will not make noise. If ever a day comes when people will make noise for the bowlers, then it will also be difficult to drop them from the team.”

Rohit Sharma regained his rhythm

Amidst a lot of criticism and reports that the BCCI selection committee is not choosing him for the 2027 World Cup, Rohit performed brilliantly in the third ODI against England at Lord’s. After some struggles in the first two ODIs, Rohit returned to his best form by scoring 138 runs in 110 balls. It seemed that the pressure of his place in the Indian team had no effect on him as he hit 17 fours and five sixes.

Chasing the target of 388 runs, Rohit thrashed England’s best bowlers and kept India’s hopes of victory alive for almost the entire match.

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