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The future of Indian cricket team superstars Rohit Sharma As the prestigious ICC Champions Trophy 2025 approaches, Virat Kohli and Virat Kohli’s lives hang by a thread. Both players had a terrible time in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, with Kohli’s century being the only highlight while Rohit failed to gain momentum throughout the Tests series.
The Indian selection committee and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are said to be yet to take any immediate decision on the futures of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma despite their poor performances in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia A 3-1 victory sealed the victory after more than a decade.
BCCI looks at Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s performances in ICC Champions Trophy to decide their futures
According to reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will keep a close eye on the duo’s upcoming three-match ODI series against England at home, as well as the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan and UAE, which could It was their final game in which the national colors were assigned.
If Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fail to perform in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may have no choice but to take a tough decision that could end their enjoyment of the tournament. After a brilliant career in the prestigious tournament, the Indian team will play in Dubai starting on February 19.
A high-stakes meeting chaired by BCCI president Roger Binny was held in Mumbai on Saturday, January 11, to review India’s disappointing loss to Australia in the Test series. The two-hour meeting involved key figures including captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Gautam Gambhirand a number of other senior officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Review of India’s disastrous performance in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
The discussion focused on analyzing India’s performance and the way forward. It is reported that the meeting had an in-depth discussion on the team’s performance, especially the batting lineup. The management wants to understand why India’s powerful batting order is in trouble and focus on identifying the main issues and solutions.
India Today quoted a BCCI source as saying, “The meeting was detailed and there was a long discussion on the team’s performance, especially the batting line-up. The management wanted to understand why the Indian batsmen performed poorly despite a strong line-up. Not good. They also focus on identifying the core causes and how to correct them.”
Sources revealed that these decisions will be taken after the 2025 Champions Trophy. One member highlighted India’s embarrassing Test series loss at home to New Zealand before the humiliating tour of Australia, suggesting something was wrong and demanding an explanation.
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As of now, nothing will happen: Sources on Virat and Rohit’s futures
However, despite these disappointing circumstances, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will not make any immediate changes but the management is considering changing the captain after the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants Virat Kohli to score more runs, but neither he nor Rohit Sharma will be dropped from the Test squad for now. However, their future depends on their performance in the Champions League.
The source further stated, “As of now, nothing will happen but the management is considering changing the captain after the Champions Trophy. If the situation does not change, steps may be taken against the captain. As far as Virat is concerned, he also needs to Showed some runs but I don’t think any of them will be dropped from the Test team as we speak. It all depends on how they perform in the Championship trophy.”
The Indian cricket team management is not happy with which bilateral series and domestic matches the players choose to participate in. A source revealed that players and selectors have been made clear that they cannot make such a decision from now on. He concluded: “Players will not be allowed to be selected. This has been strictly communicated to the players and selectors.”
