Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both part of the Indian team travelling to Australia for their upcoming three-match ODI series despite the veteran pair having last played cricket only in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) which ended on June 3. While Kohli had played in the final on June 3, Rohit’s last match was on June 1. Former India captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar has now said that he feels Rohit and Kohli would’ve sat this series out as well had it not been a tour of Australia.

Gavaskar says that India’s heartbreaking loss to Australia in the final of the 2023 World Cup may have played a role. “I’m pretty certain that if this were a trip to Zimbabwe or the West Indies, both of them would not have been available. But because this is in Australia, and because India lost to

See Full Page