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🚨🚨ROHIT SHARMA'S RETIREMENT IS NOW 1000% CONFIRMED

Sushant Mehta 🗣️: Rohit Sharma’s retirement is almost confirmed after the WI series because Rohit has to do a reality show for the next five months, every Saturday and Sunday. He has to shoot 40 episodes, and Rohit has… pic.twitter.com/reUSZSFNYv

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West Indies Series Could Become Crucial

India's next ODI assignment is the three-match home series against West Indies.

The first ODI is scheduled for September 27 in Thiruvananthapuram, followed by the second in Guwahati on September 30 and the third in New Chandigarh on October 3.

Therefore, if Rohit were to decide that the West Indies series is his final ODI assignment, the third ODI in New Chandigarh on October 3 would be his final match for India in the format.

That remains a hypothetical scenario, not a confirmed retirement date.

Rohit's ODI future had already been heavily debated after India's England series. He scored 138 in the third ODI at Lord's, but India lost the match and the series 2-1. Before that game, there had been widespread speculation that it could be his final appearance. Rohit subsequently brushed aside the retirement noise, while captain Shubman Gill said there had been no indication from Rohit that he was planning to retire.

What Happens If Rohit Chooses To Retire?

The timing of the reported television commitment could become significant for India's 2027 World Cup plans.

Rohit remains an active ODI player and has not publicly announced his retirement from the format. But if the reported six-month television commitment requires substantial shooting time, continuing alongside India's ODI programme would demand a major scheduling arrangement.

That is why the latest report has reignited the retirement debate.

For now, Rohit's television debut is real, the reported 40-episode commitment is being widely circulated, but his retirement after the West Indies series has not been confirmed.

If the retirement call does come after the series, October 3, 2026, in New Chandigarh could become Rohit Sharma's final ODI for India.