Australian cricket greats Ricky Ponting Indians believe in batsmen. Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Looking to continue till 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa.Kohli and Rohit retired from Test cricket last year and now only play ODI cricket for India. Apart from international matches, most of his cricket now comes in the IPL.Ponting, who led Australia to ODI World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, said veteran players like Kohli and Rohit should never be left out.Punjab Kings head coach Ponting was quoted as saying by news agency PTI, “I can see him going forward and trying to get there. One thing I have always said about champion players is that you never say. You never write them off.”Ponting also praised Kohli’s performance in IPL 2026 and Rohit’s fitness level this season.“Virat is a good example of that again through this IPL. He’s not playing as much international cricket as he used to, but that determination and winning is still there. Rohit Sharma has come into this IPL in better physical shape than I’ve seen him in about 10 or 12 years.“So these guys still have the passion to go on and make themselves the best players they can be. So like I said, you never say never,” he added.
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Kohli has scored 542 runs in 13 matches in IPL 2026, including a century. Rohit, who returned after recovering from a hamstring injury, has mostly played as an inspiration player for Mumbai Indians. He has scored 283 runs in eight matches, including two fifties.Both Kohli and Rohit have maintained a strike rate above 160 this season.On Tuesday, both the players were included in India’s squad for the three-match ODI series against the Afghanistan national cricket team starting June 14. Rohit’s selection was subject to fitness due to a hamstring problem.The selectors are expected to take a final decision on his participation in the 2027 ODI World Cup based on his form and fitness.
