'Not just me, the whole country…', Rinku's big statement on Rohit-Virat playing 2027 World Cup

Delhi: Indian cricket team's star batsman Rinku Singh has said a big thing about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Rinku says that not only she, but the entire country wants both the legendary players to be a part of the Indian team in the 2027 ODI World Cup and contribute to winning the title for the country.

Next year's ODI World Cup will be hosted by Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. At the same time, India will play a three-match home ODI series against West Indies from September 27. Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are part of the Indian team in this series. In such a situation, this series is considered important for both the players before the World Cup.

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'The whole country wants Rohit and Virat to play World Cup'

Rinku Singh said while talking to JioStar that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are legends of Indian cricket. He said that not only him, but the entire country wishes that both of them play in the 2027 World Cup.

Rinku said, “They both are legends, Virat bhaiya and Rohit bhaiya. Not just me, the whole country wants them to play the World Cup and be a part of the team that wins the title for India.”

Rinku further said that if both the players play the 2027 World Cup and are successful in winning the trophy for India, then it will be a big moment for the entire country. He also said that this could be his last World Cup, so this achievement will be special for him too.

Rohit's excellent record in the World Cup

Rohit Sharma has played three ODI World Cups between 2015 and 2023 and his performance every time has been excellent. In the 2019 World Cup, he scored 648 runs in 9 matches. During this period, Rohit had scored 5 centuries and one half-century and he was the highest run-scorer in the tournament.

Rohit has played 28 matches in the World Cup so far, in which he has 1,575 runs in his name. His average has been 60.57. He has 7 centuries and 6 half-centuries in his name in the World Cup. Seven centuries is the most by any batsman in World Cup history.

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Virat Kohli is also the real hero of the World Cup

Virat Kohli's World Cup record is also very excellent. He has scored 1,795 runs in 37 World Cup matches at an average of 59.83. He has 5 centuries and 12 half-centuries to his name.

Virat is second in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in World Cup history. His record in ODI cricket is also excellent. Virat has scored 14,941 runs in 314 ODI matches at an average of 58.59. He has 54 centuries and 79 half-centuries in his name.