The Indian skipper Rohit Sharma led the team in a wonderful manner in the recently concluded ICC ODI World Cup 2023, though the Indian team lost the finals to the Aussies, it managed to remain unbeaten till the finals.
36 years old Rohit Sharma was the second highest scorer for team India as he scored 597 runs in 11 matches at a strike rate of 125 runs and his captaincy was also praised by the former cricketers and cricket experts. Age is certainly not on his side and there are almost nil chances that he will play the next world cup but the legendary former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan feels otherwise. Muralitharan opines that Rohit Sharma can easily play the next World Cup provided he works on his fitness just like Virat Kohli.
Muttiah Muralitharan stated, “You look at his ODI World Cup performance. The starts he gave, the kind of strike rates he batted at. He never failed in the tournament. And he’s only 36, that’s young. He can play another World Cup if he pushes his fitness like Virat.”
Muttiah firmly believes that Rohit Sharma should play in T20Is and the T20 World Cup 2024 too as he said, “Why are people taking such harsh calls that it is the right time to go and bring youngsters. Until they are fit and performing, let them play. Rohit batted with a strike rate of 130 in ODIs, which is not bad for T20. He’s an experienced player. You just have to work harder on your fitness after 35. If the desire is there, he’ll play. I think he’ll definitely play another World Cup. It’s on his mind.”
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