Rohit Sharma no longer automatic selection after Lord’s ODI | Cricket News
as Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after another rusty knock of 26 off 47 balls in the second ODI against England in Cardiff on Thursday, he may have run out of time in his international career. TOI understands that the selection committee has decided that he will not be the first to open the selection after the series ends in the third ODI at Lord’s on Sunday. As things stand, Sunday’s game could be the 39-year-old’s last game for India.India were bowled out for 233 with Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer fluently scored 65 and 66 respectively as the English pacers once again took advantage of the Indian batting’s struggles with bouncing deliveries. On Tuesday, TOI reported that the team management and selectors want to give young players a chance Yashasvi Jaiswal a longer rope ready for the ODI World Cup in South Africa in Oct-November 2027 and that Rohit is unlikely to get a full run if his form is not up to the mark in this series.It is known that the team management and selectors wanted to give Jaiswal a full series in England but it stayed with Rohit to give him another chance to rediscover his excellence. Sources say that the selection committee and the team management have conveyed their views about Rohit to the Indian cricket board (BCCI). It will be interesting to see if the power centers of the board talk to Rohit or the selectors have a word with him.“The selectors decided to drop him after the ODI series against Afghanistan at home last month. Rohit also refused to rest for the third ODI in Chennai to give Jaiswal a look. Finally, the captain Shubman Gill should bat at No. 3 to accommodate Jaiswal,” a BCCI source told TOI.The team management has not been happy with Rohit’s performances since Gill replaced him as the ODI captain after the victorious Champions Trophy campaign in March 2025. TOI reported on May 19, before the team was selected for the Afghanistan series, that the BCCI was informed about the doubts of the selectors and team management about Rohit’s health and that they were not sure that he would last till the World Cup if he was over 40 years old.Rohit’s approach to batting has completely changed after the Champions Trophy. He is calm and ultra-cautious in his approach. The management felt that he needed three games to enter a series. “It has always been a challenge for Rohit since he retired from the other two formats. He also played very little domestic cricket. He participated in two Vijay Hazare Trophy matches last season, one of which was against Sikkim. He needs more time to find his rhythm. Voters express their opinion. Now, it is up to Rohit and the board to decide how they want to take it forward,” added the source.
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