# BCCI denies reports of Rohit Sharma being dropped 2026-08-15T16:44:03+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has denied reports that selectors wanted to drop Rohit Sharma after the ODI series against England last month. Saikia said no decision on the former India captain’s future has been made, countering claims of internal friction. The reports, which have not been independently confirmed, suggested the selection committee was not keen to continue with Rohit. Saikia’s statement aims to quell speculation, but questions around Rohit’s place in the Test side for the upcoming season remain open. ## Coverage - sports.ndtv.com - sports.ndtv.com (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Tags: BCCI, Devajit Saikia, Rohit Sharma Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bcci-denies-reports-of-rohit-sharma-being-dropped/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bcci-denies-reports-of-rohit-sharma-being-dropped/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/