Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli Viral Photo: A photo on social media has increased the tension of cricket fans during the ODI series being played between India and England. During the second ODI match played in Cardiff, a picture from the balcony of the dressing room has attracted everyone's attention, after which speculations have intensified regarding the ODI career and retirement of experienced opener Rohit Sharma. In this match, when the Indian team was batting, the face of Virat Kohli sitting next to Rohit Sharma looked very disappointed and sad. Along with him, Jasprit Bumrah was also looking very serious. Fans on social media are linking Virat Kohli's sadness with the news of Rohit Sharma's exclusion from the ODI team or his retirement.
Actually, seeing this sad face of Virat Kohli, cricket fans have remembered that emotional moment at the end of the year 2024 when veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said goodbye to international cricket. Ashwin had announced his retirement after the Test match played between India and Australia at the historic The Gabba ground in Brisbane. Just before that announcement, a video of Virat Kohli and Ashwin from the dressing room on the last day of the third Test match went viral.
In that, Kohli was seen very emotional while talking to Ashwin and then he hugged Ashwin. Then it was claimed on social media that Virat had already got an idea about Ashwin's decision of retirement, hence he was emotional. Although there was no official confirmation of this at that time.
1. Final chat between Virat Kohli and Ravi Ashwin before the retirement announcement
2. Final chat between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma before the retirement announcement.
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Now exactly the same scene has been seen in the second ODI against England. Seeing the disappointment on Kohli's face sitting next to Rohit, fans are speculating that King Kohli has come to know something big about his partner's future. These rumors are also gaining momentum because recent media reports have claimed that the Senior Selection Committee of BCCI has decided to drop Rohit Sharma from the team in view of the preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup. There are reports that after this current England series, Rohit will not be given a chance in the ODI team. In such a situation, the fans are afraid that the third ODI match to be held at Lord's might prove to be the last match of Hitmanma's golden ODI career.
