Why is this happening suddenly with Rohit? (PC-GETTY IMAGES)
Rohit Sharma’s international career is coming to an end. The third and last ODI match between India and England at Lord’s on July 19 is also going to be the last international match of Rohit Sharma’s career. According to media reports, the selectors and Team India management have told Rohit Sharma that they will not give him a chance in the World Cup to be held in South Africa next year, which is why now Lord’s ODI could be the last match of his career. The question is, what happened suddenly that such a great player is not considered worthy of the World Cup 2027? How is Rohit Sharma’s career coming to an end suddenly? Let us tell you three reasons for this.
The first big reason for Rohit’s retirement
Rohit Sharma The biggest reason for his retirement is his fitness. Rohit Sharma has lost his weight in the last one year but still this veteran player is injury prone. Rohit Sharma was injured during IPL 2026. He once again suffered from hamstring injury. Due to this injury he missed 5 matches in IPL. Concerns were also being raised over the ODI series against Afghanistan but he continued playing.
Second big reason for Rohit’s retirement
The second and biggest reason for Rohit Sharma’s retirement is his form. Rohit Sharma is struggling to score runs in the ODI format in the year 2026. Rohit had also failed before in two matches in England. This year he could score only 241 runs in 8 innings at an average of 30.12. The strike rate of this player has also continuously fallen. When Rohit was the captain, he used to score runs at a strike rate of more than 120 in the powerplay, but after stepping down from the captaincy i.e. after the Champions Trophy, this player is scoring runs at a strike rate of less than 90.
Third big reason for Rohit’s retirement
The third major reason for Rohit Sharma’s retirement is that Team India also has strong options. The Indian team has openers like Yashasvi Jaiswal who has scored 2 centuries in 6 ODI matches. His average in ODIs is more than 70. Apart from him, Ishan Kishan is also in Team India. Who has also made a comeback in the ODI team this year. This player has also scored 1092 runs at an average of more than 45. He also has a double century in ODI. The big thing is that he is also a wicketkeeper and he can play in the World Cup in South Africa as a regular keeper.
