‘Hope Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli have a successful Australia tour’:Gautam Gambhir remains coy on legendary duo’s 2027 World Cup chances; slams Harshit Rana’s critics

Gautam Gambhir has spoken for the first time on the buzz around Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s World Cup 2027 presence. The Indian head coach opened up about the star cricketers during the post-match presentation after India registered 7-wicket win and clean sweeped West Indies in two-match series at home. Notably, there is a lot of buzz around whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will last the ODI format till 2027 on social media. Apart from the doubt around star cricketers’ presence, fans are also predicting that the Australia tour might be the ‘Last Dance’ of the legendary cricketing duo. ‘Hope Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli have a successful Australia tour’: Gambhir When Gambhir was asked about the status of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the men’s ODI World Cup 2027, he said to the media: The World Cup is two and a half years away; we have to stay in the present. Hopefully, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have a successful Australia tour. Considering the statement from Indian head coach, it might be safe to assume that somewhere, the future of star cricketers in the ODI format is partially dependent on the performance that they put up in the three-match ODI series kicking off on 19 October in Adelaide. Also Read: Shubman Gill equals Pat Cummins’ Test record: Team India’s top 5 records after Delhi Test victory Apart from the doubt around Rohit and Kohli, Gambhir also targeted the trolls who were targeting Harshit Rana for his place in India’s Australia tour. Notably, Rana had received criticism not only from fans but former cricketing legend Kris Srikkanth criticised KKR cricketer on his YouTube channel as well. Gambhir blasts Harshit Rana’s critics Gautam Gambhir also targeted the trolls who criticised Harshit Rana for his selection in the Australia squad. Notably, Srikkanth had said on his YouTube channel that Harshit was picked for the ODI series because he was a “yes man” and is Gambhir’s favourite. He had also criticised his selection for the Asia Cup tournament last month. Similarly, Ashwin had also targeted Harshit’s selection in every format. Specifically mentioning the YouTube channels in his statement, Gambhir said, “It’s a little shameful that you are targeting a 23-year-old personally – Harshit’s father is not an ex-chairman. It is not fair that you target an individual. Social media trolling is just not right imagine the mindset. “Anyone’s kid will play cricket – Everyone has us moral responsibility to make sure Indian cricket does well. Don’t say anything to run your YouTube channel – if you want, then target me, I can handle it, but leave that Kid alone it’s the same for all the young stars,” Gambhir further added to his statement.