IND v ENG: How did the news of Rohit Sharma’s retirement come out? BCCI angry with Gambhir-Agarkar

Speculations regarding Rohit Sharma’s One Day International future have been intense for the last few days. During the second ODI match played between India and England on Thursday (July 16), news came that Rohit may retire soon. The third ODI of the series to be held at Lord’s on Sunday could be the last match of his career. Media reports claimed that the selectors have told Rohit that he is not part of the plans for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Yashasvi Jaiswal is going to be given a chance in his place.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued a statement Reject these reports Did. Board Secretary Devjit Saikia clearly said that Rohit is not going anywhere. There has been no discussion that he will play his last match at Lord’s. BCCI is also said to be angry with the news of Rohit’s retirement coming in the media.

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‘Confidential conversations, remain confidential’

According to reports, BCCI is also not happy with the stance of Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir. The board says that confidential discussions related to the future of players should not come in the public domain. The board is angry that the personal conversation between the selectors and Rohit reached the media.

BCCI has given a strict message to the team management that no information on such sensitive matters should be made public. It is being claimed in the reports that talks have been going on with the selectors regarding Rohit’s future for a long time and Gambhir was also aware of this entire incident.

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Rohit is not happy with the behavior of the team management

Former captain Rohit has worked a lot on his fitness and he wants to play the 2027 ODI World Cup at any cost. Rohit has no intention of retiring yet. A report also claims that he is disappointed with the attitude of the team management and may soon take a big decision on his future.

There are reports that Rohit was very unhappy with the fact that he was informed about his dropping before an important match and he had expressed his displeasure about how a senior cricketer is being treated. According to the report of news agency PTI, top BCCI officials are not happy with the stand of Agarkar and Gambhir on this issue.