The future superstars of the Indian cricket team Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are hanging by a thread as the prestigious ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is up for grabs. Both players endured a torrid spell in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, with Kohli's century being the only highlight, while Rohit failed to build momentum throughout the Test. 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 future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma despite their disastrous performances in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 , which Australia won after more than a decade by a score of 3–1.
BCCI watches Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's performance in ICC Champions Trophy to decide their future
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be keeping a close eye on the duo in the upcoming three-match ODI series against England at home, followed by the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan and the UAE, which could be their last. distribution in national colors.
If Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fail to feature in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may have no choice but to make a tough call that could end their glittering careers by the prestigious tournament. , starting on February 19, with India playing the matches in Dubai.
A high-stakes meeting was held in Mumbai on Saturday, January 11, chaired by BCCI president Roger Binny, to review India's disappointing Test series loss to Australia. The two-hour session involved key figures including captain Rohit Sharma, the head coach Gautam Gambhirand other senior officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
India's disastrous performance in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 reviewed
The discussions focused on analyzing India's performance and the way forward. The meeting is said to have involved in-depth discussions about the team's performance, particularly the batting line-up. The management wanted to understand why India's strong batting order was struggling and focused on identifying the main problems and ways to solve them.
A BCCI source was quoted by India Today, “The meeting was detailed with lengthy discussions about the team's performance, especially the batting line-up. The management wanted to understand why the Indian batsmen, despite having a strong line-up, failed to perform. They also focused on identifying the root causes and how to fix them.”
The source revealed that decisions will be made after Champions Trophy 2025. One member highlighted India's embarrassing Test series loss to New Zealand at home before the humiliating tour of Australia, suggesting something was wrong and demanded an explanation .
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From now on, nothing will happen: Source on Virat and Rohit's future
However, despite all these disappointments, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will not make any immediate changes, but the management is considering captaincy changes 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 just yet. However, their future depends on their performance in the Champions Trophy.
The source added: “As of now, nothing will happen, but the management is considering captaincy changes after the Champions Trophy. If things don't change, action can be taken on the captaincy. As for Virat, he needs to show some runs too, but I don't see any of them being dropped from the Test squad as we speak. It all depends on their performance in the Champions Trophy.”
The Indian cricket team management is not happy with players picking and choosing which bilateral series and domestic tournaments to play in. A source revealed that both players and selectors have been made clear that they cannot make such decisions from now on. He signed off saying: “The players will not be allowed to choose. This has been strictly communicated to both the players and the selectors.”