Former Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra said it is too early to predict if Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play the 2027 ODI World Cup. Nehra highlighted that 13 months is a long time and anything can happen in this long duration.

Meanwhile, Virat and Rohit have shown all the interest to play in the next year’s ODI showpiece. Recently, Rohit scored 175 runs in three ODIs against England, whereas Kohli amassed 144 runs in as many games. There were doubts raised about Rohit’s future but he riposted with a brilliant knock of 138 runs off 110 balls at Lord’s in the third ODI.

Ashish Nehra said as quoted by India Today, “We have seen, not in Indian cricket but in any sport, that even 2-3 weeks before, things change. If they are doing well, if they are performing, why not? It’s not going to be easy for any coach or any captain when it comes to these players.”

“We all know, we don’t need to discuss what they have done in the past. For 13 months, a long time, it is very difficult to say right now that Rohit or Virat will be there. I mean, for those guys, age is no number. I’m saying no to any certainty.”

“Yes, we talk about Shubman Gill, we talk Bumrah, but the same Gill is not in T20 sport. The way he is playing is fast-speed sport in more formats. It is difficult to say. It is too early for me,” said Nehra.

Rohit and Virat have all the experience under their belt and have delivered consistently for India in the ODI format.

Rohit and Kohli will be next in action during the West Indies ODIs, which will begin from September 27.