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A news to Team India’s star batsman Rohit Sharma has shaken everyone. Information is coming out from the reports that the third match of the ODI series being played with England could be Rohit Sharma’s last international match. Yes, the selectors are no longer seeing him in the plans for the World Cup 2027 and they want to give a chance to the young players, who have been performing for a long time and presenting their claim. So let us tell you in this article about a player who will be included in the ODI squad after the departure of Rohit Sharma.

Rohit Sharma’s third ODI could be his last

The news of Rohit Sharma’s retirement came to light during the ODI series being played between India and England. According to the report of Indian Express, after the end of the England series, Rohit Sharma will not be a part of Team India’s future plans. Team India’s selectors spoke to Rohit Sharma along with head coach Gautam Gambhir last week and told about the future plan. The selection committee wants to give a chance in ODI to young players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has been trying for a long time to get into the team.

This makes it clear that the selection committee is not considering including Sharma in the team for the 2027 ODI World Cup. However, after working on fitness, Rohit wanted to continue playing.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 2 centuries in 3 matches

Well, there are many players who can take place in Rohit Sharma’s Indian ODI team in the coming time. But, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s name comes at the top in this list. Yashasvi Jaiswal is an amazing batsman and has proved his ability many times. He has scored 2 centuries in the last 3 ODI matches. In this, he played a century inning of 116* runs against South Africa in Visakhapatnam and then his second ODI century came against Afghanistan in Chennai, when he played a century inning of 110 runs.

It is also worth noting that if Yashasvi opens for India along with Shubman Gill in future, then Team India will also get the combination of left hand and right hand. At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal has played 6 ODI matches for India so far, in which he scored 285 runs at an average of 71.25 and strike rate of 97.60. During this period he scored 2 centuries.

Status of Rohit Sharma’s 5 innings

Rohit Sharma did not bat in the first 2 matches of the ODI series being played with England. In the first match, he was out after scoring 11 runs after playing 21 balls. Whereas, in the second match, he lost his wicket after playing an innings of 26 runs in 47 balls. It was indeed a very disappointing performance from an experienced player. Earlier, India had played a 3-match ODI series with Afghanistan, in which they scored 16 runs in the first match, 48 runs in the second and 79 runs in the third.

Rohit’s ODI statistics

Rohit Sharma is one of the most successful batsmen of India. He is the only batsman who has scored 3 double centuries in ODI cricket. He has performed many such feats and made many such records, which are sure to remain intact for years. Has played 287 ODI matches for India so far, in which he has scored 11757 runs in 279 innings at an average of 48.58 and strike rate of 92.77. During this period, he has scored 33 centuries and 3 double centuries with his bat. At the same time, he has also scored 62 half-centuries.