The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially confirmed that great modern-day batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will not retire from ODI cricket after the conclusion of the upcoming series against the Australia national cricket team.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla bluntly said that the notion that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen in action in international cricket for the last time on the Australia tour is absolutely wrong.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ready for a great comeback
The hype is at its peak for the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to international cricket after a long time on the upcoming Australia tour.
India will tour Australia for a three-match ODI series and a five-match T20I series in OctoberâNovember 2025. Perth Stadium will host the opening match of the ODI series on October 19, and the next two matches will be played in Adelaide and Sydney on October 23 and 25. After that, the T20I matches are scheduled to be played on October 29, 31, November 2, 6 and 8 at five different venues.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from Test and T20I cricket and while they will be available in international cricket, they will play only in limited form as very few ODIs are played these days.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were last seen in action in competitive cricket for Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Earlier, he played for the India national cricket team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The duo performed tremendously in the competition and helped India win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by defeating New Zealand in the final.
It is absolutely wrong to say that this is his last ODI series â Rajeev Shukla
There were some reports that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would also announce their retirement from ODI cricket at the end of the series against the Australian team.
These things made them the center of attraction before the tour, but till now there has been no indication from the duo about their farewell series. Also, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla has now confirmed that Rohit and Kohli will not retire after the Australia series.
He told ANI in Delhi, “We are going to benefit a lot from this. He is a great batsman. We will be successful in defeating Australia with his presence in the team. It is absolutely wrong to say that this is his last ODI series. It is up to the players to decide when to retire.”
I congratulate Team India that under the leadership of Shubman Gill we defeated West Indies – Rajeev Shukla
India recently won the two-match Test series against West Indies 2-0 as they won the first match of the series by an innings and 140 runs and the second Test by 7 wickets. He said that the series win over West Indies will give a lot of confidence to the team for the Australia tour. He said:
“I congratulate Team India that under the leadership of Shubman Gill we defeated West Indies. This was very important before going on Australian tour. This will help us in Australia…”
Newly appointed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Mithun Manhas also congratulated Shubman Gill and Co. for registering a 2-0 clean sweep.
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Mithun Manhas said, “Top performance from @ShubmanGill, Yashasvi and Kuldeep in the 2nd Test. Big congratulations to Team India for winning the Test and the series 2-0. @BCCI. INDvsWI.”
Top performance from @shubmangil Yashasvi and Kuldeep in the second test.
Many congratulations to Team India for winning the test and series 2-0 @BCCI
INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/5aAxyWa5ra– mithunmanhas5 (@mithunmanhas) 14 October 2025
