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Former Indian captain and commentator Anil Kumble has stated that the Indian veteran batting duo Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should not think too far ahead in terms of the ICC ODI World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.
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Speaking on Star Sports, Kumble asserted that though the veteran duo might be thinking about the ICC mega event, it’s still a couple of years from now. Furthermore, he also stressed that Rohit being relieved as a skipper gives him more relief to express as an explosive batter.
"Let's just celebrate the two players (Kohli and Rohit) on the field. They have done so much for Indian cricket over the years. Yes, in their heads, they have been thinking of 2027 (World Cup), but it's still a couple of years from now," Kumble told Star Sports.
"There are matches; all you need to do is go out there and enjoy. Now that Rohit is no longer the captain, even the burden and responsibility of captaining is not on him. So, it's just about batting and enjoying every moment that they have on the field," he added.
"I don't think they need to think too far ahead in terms of 2027. Both these guys have the experience; ideally, you'd want them to be part of the line-up, but it's better played by the year," he noted.
After the conclusion of the Asia Cup 2025 campaign, the Indian chief selector Ajit Agarkar and his team have named Shubman Gill as the new ODI captain, replacing Rohit Sharma for the forthcoming ODI series against Australia, scheduled to start on October 19 in Perth.
India’s ODI squad vs Australia: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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