Something lower than that, I might say no

Former South Africa batter Daryll Cullinan has mentioned that the duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli wanted to play a excessive quantity of cricket, conserving the 2027 ODI World Cup in thoughts. The 58-year-old felt that if each gamers have been unable to play plenty of cricket to maintain themselves match match, then the administration ought to take into account transferring on from them.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are subsequent more likely to be seen in motion collectively on the three-match ODI tour to Australia in October 2025. Cullinan instructed Hindustan Occasions:

“Properly, I feel from a capability and expertise perspective, they may play, I do not suppose there’s any doubt in that, however they’d must be on the bottom of worldwide cricket. If I have been the coach or convener of selectors, as a result of regardless of how good you might be, pondering you could simply play a number of video games or choose a number of video games, not put within the hours after which step in and suppose you are going to carry out, no, that does not work that method”.

“So it is a bit of a catch-22, I am not saying they should be on the circuit on a regular basis, however they should have performed a severe quantity of cricket, particularly going into the World Cup, in order that they’re in the suitable bodily, psychological way of thinking, the grind of worldwide cricket, being match, then I’d say sure, however something lower than that I might say no, India transfer on, as a result of that actually does not work, and that is for my part. They should be taking part in high quality cricket for the following two years! Way more cricket than much less cricket”.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from T20Is after successful the World Cup in June 2024. Each gamers referred to as it quits from Take a look at cricket in Might 2025, forward of India’s tour to England in June 2025.

Daryll Cullinan requires Shubman Gill to be made new ODI captain

Shubman Gill will start his tenure as India’s new T20I vice-captain on the Asia Cup 2025, which begins on September 9. Former South Africa batter Daryll Cullinan felt that the time had come for the 25-year-old to take over the captaincy reigns in ODI cricket, no matter whether or not Rohit Sharma was a part of the taking part in XI or not.

“Sure, Gill for captaincy, no matter whether or not Rohit is taking part in,” Cullinan mentioned.

Shubman Gill was appointed the brand new Take a look at captain after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from the format in Might 2025. He led India to a 2-2 attract his first project within the five-Take a look at collection towards England, away from residence.

He additionally had a prolific collection with the bat, scoring 754 runs in 5 Exams at a median of 75.40 with 4 a whole bunch to his identify. He made scores of 269 and 161 within the second Take a look at at Edgbaston, which helped India win the match by 336 runs and sq. the collection 1-1.