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Hayden says only Rohit can decide on 2027 World Cup future
Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden has said Rohit Sharma's participation in the 2027 ODI World Cup depends entirely on the player's own hunger and energy. Speaking to ANI, Hayden noted that every…
The Story in Brief
Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden has said Rohit Sharma's participation in the 2027 ODI World Cup depends entirely on the player's own hunger and energy. Speaking to ANI, Hayden noted that every veteran cricketer eventually faces questions about retirement and that only Rohit knows if he still has the drive to handle the gruelling international and IPL schedule.
Rohit, 39, has retired from Test and T20 cricket and is now an ODI-only player. Despite age-related speculation, he silenced doubters with a blistering 138 off 110 balls in the third ODI against England in July, though India lost the series 2-1. He has scored 379 runs in nine ODIs this year at an average of 42.11, and ranks seventh on the all-time ODI run-scorers list with 11,895 runs.
The Indian Opinion
The chatter around Rohit's 2027 World Cup prospects follows a tired pattern, every ageing star must be written off before the next big tournament. But a batter who just smashed 138 in a 388-run chase is hardly fading away. Hayden's sensible point, that only the player knows his own tank, is drowned out by those eager to declare an expiry date on champions. The real test will come not in press conferences but in the middle during the 2027 World Cup, if Rohit gets there. Can the selectors resist the temptation to look past a proven big-match player purely because of his birth certificate?
Sources (3): rediff.com, sports.ndtv.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
