Published: Mar 07, 2025, 11:28 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 07, 2025, 11:28 AM (IST)
Team India is set to play the final of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand on Sunday, March 9. According to a report by The Times of India, the result of the final is likely to determine Rohit Sharma’s future as the captain of the national side.
According to sources, tough discussions are set to take place within the BCCI over moving on from Rohit as captain in ODIs and Tests following the conclusion of the Champions Trophy.
The report further stated that head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar have already discussed this topic with BCCI. They did so following the defeat against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series.
“Rohit still believes there is some cricket left in him. He has been told to communicate his plans going forward. Retiring is his call but there will be another discussion around continuing with captaincy. Rohit himself understands the need to have a stable captain if the team wants to prepare for a World Cup. There have been talks with Kohli too but there doesn’t seem to be much anxiety around him,” a BCCI source told The Times of India.
Meanwhile, Team India will be looking to avenge their loss to New Zealand in the 2021 ICC World Test Championship final. Not to mention that the Men in Blue were also defeated by the Black Caps in the 2000 Champions Trophy final.
