Rohit Sharma: Rohit Sharma is going to retire from international ODI cricket tomorrow i.e. on 20th June (Saturday). Rohit, former captain of India and known as Hitman, is going to play his last match against Afghanistan at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This news is spreading rapidly on social media. How much truth is there in this news, why Rohit Sharma will completely end his international career tomorrow i.e. on 20th June 2026. Come, we are going to tell you its entire truth today.
These days Rohit Sharma is traveling with Team India. It is part of the 3-match ODI series being played between India and Afghanistan. Rohit Sharma scored 16 runs in the first ODI and played an inning of 48 runs in the second ODI. Now he is going to play the third and final match of the series tomorrow against Afghanistan in Chennai. Before that, the news of his retirement from ODI cricket is spreading like wildfire.
Rohit has already retired before Test and T20
Rohit Sharma said goodbye to T20 international cricket on 29 June 2024. After this, he said goodbye to Test cricket on 7 May 2025. Now Rohit Sharma plays only one-day cricket as a player for the Indian cricket team. He is no longer even the captain of the team. The captaincy has been snatched from him and given to Shubhman Gill. Rohit Sharma’s dream and goal now is to play and win the ODI World Cup 2027 for India. In such a situation, now news of his retirement from ODI cricket is coming.
π¨ ROHIT SHARMA RETIRED FROM ODI CRICKET π¨
– According to sources close to the BCCI, Rohit Sharma is not part of their plans for the ODI World Cup.
– The last match of the series against Afghanistan is likely to be the last match of Rohit Sharma’s career.
– Bad news for worldβ¦
β lndian Sports Netwrk (@IS_Netwrk29) June 19, 2026
The news of Rohit’s retirement is being spread widely on social media as well as on many websites and news channels. According to this news, BCCI has officially told Rohit Sharma that he will not be a part of the ODI World Cup 2027. The third ODI against Afghanistan will be the last match of his international ODI career. According to another social media post, sources close to BCCI have said that Rohit Sharma will not be included in the plans of ODI World Cup 2027.
If these reports are to be believed, Ishan Kishan will replace Rohit Sharma as the opening batsman in the Indian cricket team. He has chosen opening batsman Shubman Gill as his opening partner for the ODI World Cup 2027. There is a matter of concern among the selectors regarding Rohit’s fitness and form, after which they have taken this decision.
There are growing reports that Rohit Sharma might not be part of the 2027 ODI World Cup, primarily due to fitness concerns. pic.twitter.com/piQLcvZWsX
β Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) June 19, 2026
What is the truth of these news
Let us tell you that, when we seriously investigated the authenticity of these news, we found that these news are fake. The news of Rohit Sharma retiring against Afghanistan tomorrow i.e. on 20th June is false. However, there has been no official confirmation of his retirement from any source, either BCCI or BCCI. No official announcement has been made in this regard by Rohit Sharma and Team India.
Actually, the claims of viral news are completely fake. Even sports reports were cited by many institutions in the news of Rohit Sharma’s retirement. Let us tell you that no such news has been given even by sports. News channels showing such news are running wrong news. No official information regarding Rohit’s retirement has been revealed by BCCI or Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma’s cricket career
| Format | Duration | match | Turn | Run | highest score | average | strike rate | century | half century | fours | sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 2013β24 | 67 | 116 | 4301 | 212 | 40.6 | 57.1 | 12 | 18 | 473 | 88 |
| ODI | 2007β | 284 | 276 | 11641 | 264 | 48.7 | 92.8 | 33 | 61 | 1098 | 360 |
| T20 International (T20I) | 2007β24 | 159 | 151 | 4231 | 121* | 32.0 | 140.9 | 5 | 32 | 383 | 205 |
| IPL | 2008β | 281 | 276 | 7329 | 109* | 29.9 | 132.9 | 2 | 49 | 661 | 323 |
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