“Why are you worried about their farewell?” - BCCI vice president dismisses talks of a farewell series for Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma

BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla has opened up on the farewell series for Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma and talismanic batter Virat Kohli as they are all set to take on Australia Down Under in a three-match ODI series later this October.

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According to various reports, the ODI series against Australia might be the last international tour for the veteran duo. Notably, Kohli and Rohit retired from the longest and shortest formats of the game already.

However, Shukla stated that the veteran duo is still pretty much active in the One Day format, adding that BCCI doesn’t ask anyone to retire and the individuals have to make their own retirement decisions.

“They haven’t retired, haven’t they? Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both playing One-Dayers. They haven’t taken retirement, so why are you talking and worrying about their farewell? Retirement from two formats, that’s the phases, but they are still playing ODIs. Don’t worry this much. BCCI policy is quite clear; we won’t ask anyone to retire, they have to make their decisions themselves. He has to take that call, and we respect that,” Rajeev Shukla said in a video shared by the UPT20 League.

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Furthermore, Shukla also talked about the farewell game for the veteran stars, stating that we will cross the bridge only when we come to it. Moreover, he added that fans shouldn’t worry about their farewell game at the moment.

“We’ll cross the bridge when we come to it. You are already arranging their farewell! Virat Kohli is very fit, and Rohit Sharma plays very well. Why are you worried about their farewell?” Shukla said in response to the hosts’ query on a potential farewell match.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma last represented Team India during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign when India went on to successfully lift the title, defeating New Zealand in the grand finale.

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