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Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Arun Dhumal has reckoned that the Indian talismanic batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are here to stay, and he is optimistic of the duo playing the ICC ODI World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.
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Speaking exclusively to ANI, Dhumal has asserted that while India has exceptional bench strength, there are players like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who are constantly knocking on the doors of the Indian national team for their selection.
He also hailed the former Indian captain Rohit Sharma for his exceptional knocks against Australia Down Under. While he slammed a 73-run knock in the Adelaide ODI, he went on to score an unbeaten 121-run knock in the third ODI in Sydney, winning the player of the series award.
"We've been talking about this bench strength of the Indian team for a long, long time. But look at this team, a 14-year-old wonder, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, he's knocking at the door to be part of the team,” IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal told ANI.
“And then you have these greats like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who people think are going, but they are not going. They are here to stay. And the way Rohit has shown his class in this ODI series, at that age, coming as player of the match in the final match and then player of the series, that shows the kind of conviction that they carry, the kind of hard work that they put in,” he added.
“When it comes to Team India, they will want to give it their best. And that is the true reflection of a sportsman. And my best wishes to both of them. They have done wonderfully. They have given their life to Indian cricket,” he concluded.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will return to the field in the three-match ODI series against South Africa at home later this month.
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