There was a lot of buzz around Rohit Sharma recently. Many news outlets and journalists on social media ran news that Rohit Sharma might call time on his India career after the Lord’s ODI on July 19. It was also reported that BCCI selectors and Indian team management had told him that he is not in their plans for the 2027 World Cup.
But everything proved to be false, as the BCCI secretary himself clarified that Rohit Sharma is not going anywhere. Rohit Sharma then hammered a brilliant 138 at Lord’s in a losing cause to shut his critics. And today we see five reasons why Rohit Sharma should play ICC ODI World Cup 2027.
Here are the 5 reasons why Rohit Sharma should play in the ICC ODI World Cup 2027:
5. His street smartness will help Shubman Gill.
Rohit Sharma knows how to get the best out of situations. He is street smart, which made him one of the best captains in Indian cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has shown some brilliant strategies and planning when things got worse for the Indian team or MI, thanks to his smart captaincy. This will be needed in case India gets stuck somewhere in the World Cup.
4. Rohit Sharma has worked on his fitness.
Rohit Sharma was chided for his poor fitness before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He returned to the Indian team for the Australian ODIs looking leaner and fitter. He was faster between the wickets and more agile in the field. Though he has experienced some hamstring and injury issues recently. But still, his fitness has been better than before, and expect him to play a huge role in the ICC World Cup 2027.
3. Rohit Sharma’s brilliant World Cup record
Rohit Sharma has an amazing record in ICC ODI World Cups. He has 1575 runs in 28 ODIs, with 7 centuries and 8 fifties at an average of 60.57 and a strike rate of 105.49. His highest score is 140, against Pakistan. He holds the record for most centuries in a single edition of the World Cup, hitting five tons in the 2019 World Cup. Rohit Sharma ups his game whenever he plays in a World Cup match.
2. Rohit Sharma remains a premier six-hitter in ODIs.
Rohit Sharma has scored 11,895 runs in 288 ODI games at an average of 48.75 with 34 centuries and 62 fifties, with the highest score of 264. He is the only batter in ODI history with three double centuries in the format. Most importantly, he has hit 369 sixes in his career, the most by a batter in ODIs. This shows that even if Rohit Sharma gets off to a slow start, he will make it up later with some lusty hitting.
1. Rohit Sharma’s leadership and mentoring are crucial.
Rohit Sharma has been playing ODI cricket since 2007, when he made his debut as a teenager. Since then, he has shown leadership qualities that made him Mumbai Indians captain in 2013; before that, he was made Deccan Chargers vice-captain in 2010. Coming to the Indian team, he became the white-ball vice-captain in 2017 and captain in 2021, leading India to the 2023 World Cup final and a win in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
As he got some guidance from MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli during his captaincy period, expect Rohit to guide and help Shubman Gill in his captaincy as well. Therefore, it is necessary for Rohit to play in the 2027 ODI World Cup so as not to let Shubman Gill get under huge pressure in crunch moments.
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