Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has expressed uncertainty about Rohit Sharma’s chances of playing the 2027 ODI World Cup as well. He also added that the Indian captain will have to go through the international cricket for another two years to play the mega event as well. Notably, India won the 2025 Champions Trophy by beating New Zealand by four wickets in the final in Dubai on Sunday, March 9 as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Before leaving, Rohit said he is not going anywhere and will continue playing ODI cricket. Fair play, sir. He will be playing the ODIs, which is a great thing. So will he play the 2027 World Cup? I feel he can play as well, but there is no guarantee. Based on what he said at the press conference, in my humble opinion, this does not guarantee anything because two years are left. Two years is a very long time. The gold will have to go through fire for two more years. You are pure gold already, but you are not getting younger by the day.”

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However, Aakash Chopra cited Rahul Dravid’s example to share that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli would have to maintain their fitness to
play the 2027 World Cup as well.

“When Rahul Dravid was asked why he was practicing more than he used to do when he was young, he replied that he was working more on fitness than practicing. So Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will have to adopt that kind of discipline for the next two years to play the 2027 World Cup. The World Cup is in South Africa. It will be an interesting one, and we really hope that our two absolute legends and rockstars are there. However, it comes with a caveat that two years is a very, very long period in international or professional cricket,” Aakash Chopra concluded.