Rohit Sharma will proceed as India‘s ODI captain, as confirmed by the BCCI. He is about to steer the press conference on January 18, during which the squads for the Champions Trophy and the England ODI series will probably be announced.
The three ODIs against England will function India’s final preparation within the format before their Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh in Dubai on February 20. Rohit’s captaincy had been under scrutiny after he opted out of India’s XI for the ultimate Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this month.
Nevertheless, he clarified that the move mustn’t be interpreted as a retirement. Rohit Sharma, 37, has been scuffling with poor form and acknowledged making captaincy mistakes in the course of the home series against Latest Zealand, which resulted in a 3-0 whitewash for India.
He scored just 91 runs in six Test innings against Latest Zealand at a mean of 15.16, and his performance dipped further within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he averaged only 6.20 across five innings.
Rohit Sharma trains with Mumbai squad ahead of Ranji Trophy’s second phase to regain form
In an effort to regain his form, Rohit joined the Mumbai squad for training sessions ahead of the second phase of the Ranji Trophy. After concluding his T20I profession with a T20 World Cup victory in Barbados last 12 months, Rohit Sharma now has the chance to guide India to an ODI world title on the upcoming Champions Trophy.
India will play all three of their league matches in Dubai, which can be set to host one among the semi-finals and potentially the ultimate, should India advance. Since their World Cup final defeat to Australia in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023, India have participated in just six ODIs.
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