RO-KO retires from T20: What's next for ODI, Test cricket? Future unveiled inside

This ODI-format announcement can also be seen concurrently with the Champions Trophy. With the title and the way the T20 format has depicted the tale of retirement in a cinematic manner, both players would wish to bid adieu to their careers. 2025 will likely see something similar.

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Few would have predicted that the best was still to come when Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were defeated in the 2023 ODI World Cup final. Both of the Indian team's veterans get another opportunity to show themselves as they were included in the squad chosen for the T20 World Cup in less than six months.

The choice to start Virat Kohli at the opening in the Twenty20 format and Rohit Sharma's leadership were criticized by many, but the players stuck to their plan and kept up their commitment to the squad. Thus, in Barbados, the Indian squad ultimately triumphed. There were numerous moments during this unforgettable championship game when it seemed like we would not win the championship again.

When will Rohit-Virat stop playing in Tests and ODIs?

Virat Kohli handled the innings with a plodding half-century while Rohit Sharma was dismissed after a strong final-day effort. Later on, he did indeed quicken the tempo of runs by playing quick strokes, but if the match's outcome had been different, this innings might have caused as much pain to everyone as it did to Yuvraj Singh's farewell match in 2014. But because of this inning, the Indian team was able to score well, and as a result, he was named Man of the Match following the win.

The solution is only visible in viral videos

The videos of the dressing rooms that are becoming viral on social media provide the solution to this. Rahul Dravid may be seen in one of these videos advising Virat Kohli that all the white markers have been ticked and only red is left, or something to that effect. Remarkably, the only player from India to have won every white ball title is Virat Kohli; the only remaining white ball format is the test format, which uses the red ball.

These giants' final year will be 2025

It would not be incorrect to suggest that these cricket superstars will bid adieu to the Test format following this encounter if the Indian cricket team advances to the World Test Championship final. This ODI-format announcement can also be seen concurrently with the Champions Trophy. With the title and the way the T20 format has depicted the tale of retirement in a cinematic manner, both players would wish to bid adieu to their careers. 2025 will likely see something similar.