Why are rohit and Kohli not leaving?

[ungboysj]

Generally in previous generation senior player hanged on to not create a huge gap in team and their main focus was to make a stable transition 

 

But these guys had to be kicked out in tests and now not leaving odis 

 

Even though india has huge batting talent supply and they are just destroying youth of Jaiswal ,Abhishek, Verma etc

 

They have played for 20 years and earned hundreds of crore and are very old  how long they want to milk it

 

This selfish behaviour is beyond my understanding 

 

 

[tapandrun]

1- Both wants to win Odi world cup and as they have won the T20i Wc they think that they have broken the barrier of not winning the ICC events.

 

2- They still are biggest earners for the board bringing most of the sponsorships and endorsements

 

3- This is more fr Rohit than fr kolhi- Being an active Ind player keeps their stocks high in IPL and helping them keeping the stocks high.

Rohit does not have same kind of status in his IPL team as Kolhi has for rcb and Dhoni for CSK

 

4-Both are white-ball masters but they do not have anything to show for it, if they wont win the Odi wc their legacy will be tarnished and their their records be consider fake and critical ppl will find the gaps why they did not win any Odi wc when one of them is considered the best white-ball batter and the other best white ball opener.

 

5-To continue the lifestyle which they are enjoying right now they need to create legacy so that inflow of the mny continues as its hard to imagine that both will come to broadcasting or coaching. 

 

6- By extension of all the reason they are still making a lot of mny an they would still want ot milk it and as their is no other obvious new big star the sponsors would also like them to carry-on.

Edited November 13, 2025 by tapandrun

[tweaker]

The blames lies on selectors as it is their job to select the players based on perfomance and not on their brand value.

 

Virat and Rohit can still play in IPL. 

 

The selectors should make it compulsary for them to play in domestic and if performed can be selected. 

[bsriharsha]

It's the same reason why Dhoni is still being carried in IPL. 

 

There are commercial elements at play. BCCI doesn't want to lose their money making stars. 

[bowl_out]

1 hour ago, tapandrun said:

1- Both wants to win Odi world cup and as they have won the T20i Wc they think that they have broken the barrier of not winning the ICC events.

 

 

Maybe true for Rohit, but Kohli has already won an ODI WC in 2011

[tapandrun]

7 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

 

Maybe true for Rohit, but Kohli has already won an ODI WC in 2011

he was not a major contributor, no one attributes that win to him

[bowl_out]

1 minute ago, tapandrun said:

he was not a major contributor, no one attributes that win to him

Doesn't matter. Still he played a crucial role in the final.

 

Maybe you meant he didn't get the fanfare because the attention was on Sachin, Dhoni and Gambhir

[tapandrun]

29 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

Doesn't matter. Still he played a crucial role in the final.

 

Maybe you meant he didn't get the fanfare because the attention was on Sachin, Dhoni and Gambhir

 

here kolhi's record in 2011 wc  do not think it was that good 1-ton and 1-50 vs lower ranked teams, apart from that only one 30 or more score vs any good side(sl)

 

yes knock in final was needed but it was not mth winning, he is top batter and considered best in odis do not think this matches his reputation.

 

major contributor were along side you mentioned were yuvi and zak

 

 

 

Match	Opponent	Venue	Runs	Balls	SR	Result
1	Bangladesh	Mirpur	100*	83	120.48	India won by 87 runs
2	England	Bengaluru	8	9	88.88	Match tied
3	Ireland	Bengaluru	34	53	64.15	India won by 5 wickets
4	Netherlands	Delhi	12	20	60.00	India won by 5 wickets
5	South Africa	Nagpur	1	4	25.00	India lost by 3 wickets
6	West Indies	Chennai	59	76	77.63	India won by 80 runs
Quarterfinal	Australia	Ahmedabad	24	33	72.72	India won by 5 wickets
Semifinal	Pakistan	Mohali	9	21	42.85	India won by 29 runs
Final	Sri Lanka	Mumbai (Wankhede)	35	49	71.42	India won by 6 wickets

Edited November 13, 2025 by tapandrun

[lemsip]

To be fair, it is not the player's job to move aside. They are welcome to keep playing cricket into their 60s if they want. Whether to select them for the national team is the selector's job. Unfortunately in India the selector's themselves have no incentive to make calls which would be obvious in most other countries but are controversial in Indian cricket.

[tweaker]

Virat back to back centuries against SA

[helperononline]

On 11/13/2025 at 2:59 PM, ungboysj said:

Generally in previous generation senior player hanged on to not create a huge gap in team and their main focus was to make a stable transition 

 

But these guys had to be kicked out in tests and now not leaving odis 

 

Even though india has huge batting talent supply and they are just destroying youth of Jaiswal ,Abhishek, Verma etc

 

They have played for 20 years and earned hundreds of crore and are very old  how long they want to milk it

 

This selfish behaviour is beyond my understanding 

 

 

Welcome to Icf Gambhir ji 

[Frustrated]

Coz both of them are aware that our middle order involving useless pseudo ARs like Sundar and Jaddu is trash in ODI.  

[Insidious]

Because without them the whole team is thrash. And this is fact.

[zen]

The two have retired from Tests and T20Is if I am not wrong. They have said that they will like to play (not retire) till 2027 ODI World Cup. 
 

I don’t see a problem as long as they remain fit and display form including in IPL. Their eventual selection for the world cup should depend on their form 3-4 months before the World Cup. 
 

I think it is good to keep them in the picture while also looking to develop backups in case their form nose dives in 2027.

 

 

[maniac]

T.I.N.A

[maniac]

3 hours ago, zen said:

The two have retired from Tests and T20Is if I am not wrong. They have said that they will like to play (not retire) till 2027 ODI World Cup. 
 

I don’t see a problem as long as they remain fit and display form including in IPL. Their eventual selection for the world cup should depend on their form 3-4 months before the World Cup. 
 

I think it is good to keep them in the picture while also looking to develop backups in case their form nose dives in 2027.

 

 

they were never a problem in ODIs.

In T20s good for them to go out on a high even though moving away from them in that format was always on the cards.

 

in tests they saw writing on the wall and a threat that their averages will drop further.

 

 

[Adamant]

They are the two best Odi batsman in India.

 

 

[R!TTER]

Oh look who’s back, Brat’s Chamach 

[Lord]

On 12/3/2025 at 11:45 AM, maniac said:

T.I.N.A

 

Have to build squad. Have lot of options