India’s ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma is unlikely to play T20 Internationals anymore and had discussed his future in the shortest format before the start of the 50-over World Cup

Rohit Sharma, India’s ODI and Test captain is most unlikely to play T20 Internationals anymore and had discussed his future in the shortest format before the start of the 50-over World Cup, reported on 22 November.

Since India’s T20 World Cup semi-final exit in November 2022, Rohit hasn’t played a single game in the shortest format, while Hardik Pandya has mostly led the Indian team in T20Is from that time.

“It is not a new development. Rohit hasn’t played any T20Is in the past year as the focus was on the ODI World Cup. He had extensive discussions with the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar in this regard. He has himself volunteered to stay away from T20Is. It has completely been Rohit’s call,” quoted a senior BCCI official as saying.

After Rohit, India have four openers – Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, and Ruturaj Gaikwad – and all of them are proven IPL performers.

The selectors or the BCCI brass may ask Rohit to reconsider his current stand if the younger players fail to perform.

However, it may be understood that Rohit would like to manage his workload at this stage of his career and ensure that he remains mostly injury-free for the remainder of his career.