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Mohammed Kaif requests Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to lower their ego and play more games to remain in form for the 2027 ODI World Cup.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are searching for form (Picture Credit: AFP)
Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif has said that if Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli really need to play within the 2027 ODI World Cup, they are going to must bring their ‘ego’ down a bit and play other games, besides the occasional ODIs, which have reduced rather a lot over time.
Within the opening game against Australia, each Rohit and Kohli couldn’t make an impact, with the previous scoring just eight and Kohli going scoreless. Kaif noted that Rohit didn’t seem in his zone and appeared less engaged within the match.
Kaif reflected that ought to Rohit and Kohli feel like they aren’t having fun with playing anymore, they’d themselves walk away.
“If there’s a lot passion, then these two will even must bring their ego down a bit and play other matches. As batters, it is best to wish to get games. There shall be problems of travelling, crowd gathering and all that,” Kaif said while speaking on his YouTube channel.
“I understand all this. But they will even have to indicate that keenness. You should have to achieve that rhythm. The players aren’t bad, but they are going to must keep that rhythm and form going,” Kaif said.
Taking a look at their ODI numbers, Rohit has scored 11176 runs from 274 ODIs at a mean of 48.59 with 32 centuries.
Speaking on Kohli, Kaif said that he shouldn’t be dropped from the ODI side based on a couple of poor outings, adding that Kohli would profit from travelling more and participating in other tournaments.
“Virat has scored 51 centuries and if people say he won’t play the subsequent game if he doesn’t rating, this query shouldn’t come to drop him. He isn’t a player to be dropped. You’ve got to check with him properly and organise things,” Kaif said.
“And if Virat also desires to play the World Cup, he could have to take the flight from England to India every two weeks. He could have to come back to play games. You play the IPL, but what’s going to you do after that?” Kaif questioned.
October 23, 2025, 00:01 IST
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