Rohit Sharma to retire post IND vs ENG 3rd ODI at Lord's? Report says ex-Indian captain not in BCCI's scheme for 2027 WC

Rohit Sharma's dream of lifting the ODI World Cup will remain unfulfilled as the BCCI is believed to have moved beyond the 39-year-old. The development comes on Thursday, in the midst of the ongoing ODI series between India and England, during the second game at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. India are leading the series 1-0.

According to an Indian Express report, the third ODI between India and England could be Rohit's last in India colours. The right-hander had already retired from T20Is in 2024 and Tests in 2025. The report stated Rohit has been informed that the BCCI selection committee has decided to move on.

It also added that BCCI selection committee along with head coach Gautam Gambhir have spoken to Rohit last week on the same and laid down their plans going forward. That means, Rohit's dream of lifting a 50-over World Cup, remains unfulfilled. Under Rohit's leadership, India won the T20 World Cup in 2024 and the ICC Champions Trophy the following year.

“Selectors have informed Rohit he is not in their scheme of things post the England tour and they are moving on from him after this series. Though he wanted to continue, especially after working on his fitness. The selectors have left the ball in Sharma’s court to decide his future,” the newspaper quoted a BCCI source as saying.

The report also stated that Rohit isn't happy with the BCCI's decision.

Who will replace Rohit Sharma?

The BCCI selection committee is understood to give chances to youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has been waiting in the wings despite scoring a hundred in the previous series against Afghanistan. With the 2027 ODI World Cup barely a year to go, players like Jaiswal needed to give chance from now on if BCCI intends to take him to Africa for the tournament.

The BCCI has already passed the Test and ODI captaincy baton to Shubman Gill last year, taking over from Rohit. The Mumbai cricketer took over India's captaincy in 2021 from Virat Kohli. Under Rohit, India reached the semifinals of the 2022 T20 World Cup, finished runners-up in the 2023 ODI World Cup at home, before winning back-to-back ICC titles in a span of eight months.

Rohit Sharma's performance in past one year

Following the IPL 2025, Rohit underwent a major transformation in terms of fitness, losing almost 10kgs. While his fitness wasn't an issue, but his numbers with the bat were. The 'Hitman' has played 13 ODIs just as a senior member in the team since October last year, making 563 runs at an average of 46.91 with a hundred and four fifties.

In the ongoing series against England, Rohit managed 11 and 26 runs in two games, and was finding it difficult to get bat on ball. So far, Rohit has played 287 ODIs in his career, scoring 11757 runs, including 33 hundreds and a highest score in the 50-over format - 264 against Sri Lanka in 2017.