Rohit Sharma on World Cup 2027: Before the ODI series against West Indies, a big statement of Indian experienced batsman Rohit Sharma has come out. Rohit Sharma, his work is still incomplete in ODI cricket. He said that he is waiting for the 2027 ICC Men’s World Cup. He says that as long as he keeps playing, there will be a desire to achieve something. Actually, before the ODI series against West Indies, Rohit Sharma spoke to JioStar. During this, he discussed his motivation to continue playing in 50 over format after retirement from Test and T20 International cricket.
‘The work is not finished yet’
Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma) While talking to Geostar, he said, ‘The thought will never come to my mind that my career is over. As long as you’re playing, there’s always something to look forward to and I’m looking forward to the World Cup, wondering what’s next for me. Rohit Sharma further said, ‘When the World Cup is played, or when we play any ICC tournament, there is a different kind of challenge in it, because you have to face different opponents, play at different places, so you have to prepare differently, think differently and that is the challenge.’
Rohit won 2 ICC trophies for India
39-year-old veteran batsman Rohit Sharma has won the T20 World Cup twice for India (2007, 2024). In the year 2024, Rohit Sharma had made India win the T20 World Cup as captain. After this, India also won the ICC Champions Trophy under his captaincy. Although he could never lift the ODI World Cup trophy. In the year 2023, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team had to face defeat in the final, due to which they could not lift the trophy.
When and where will the 2027 World Cup be played?
The 2027 ODI World Cup will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. This tournament will start from 4th October, which will continue till 21st November. In this World Cup, Rohit Sharma will have a chance to win the World Cup for India.
Rohit Sharma’s ODI career
Rohit Sharma has retired from Test and T20 International cricket. Currently he is playing only ODI cricket for India. Rohit Sharma has played 288 matches in ODI, in which he has scored 11,895 runs. This includes 34 centuries and 62 half-centuries.