Former Indian cricketer Deep Dasgupta has started a controversy over the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the Indian cricket team. Dasgupta has said that comparing the two icons of Indian cricket is not fair, saying that their roles and responsibilities should be judged separately.

Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ended their T20I career on a high after winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June last year in the USA and the Caribbean. But now questions are being raised about their place in the Indian Test team following their poor last season with the bat.

Deep Dasgupta sparks a new debate over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s future in India with confidence.

The 2024/25 Test season is sure to be a rough one for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The former India captain managed just 382 runs in 19 innings at an average of 22.47, including a century, while Rohit’s form has been the most dangerous with the bat in Test cricket.

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The Indian captain scored just 164 runs in 15 innings, at an average of just 10.93 and a half-century of his own. At 37, Rohit’s age and decline in form have raised questions about his role in the Test team, especially as he will turn 40 during the World Test Championship cycle.

India’s recent performance in the Australian tour has sparked a huge debate over their Test future, and even now the BCCI and selectors are said to be considering their future with the team after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Let’s not be a team of Rohit and Virat together: Deep Dasgupta urges BCCI, selectors

Amid intense scrutiny over their future in India, Deep Dasgupta has given five months to Rohit Sharma, but is against the idea of ​​testing Virat Kohli on the same terms. The former Indian wicketkeeper emphasized that Virat and Rohit are different players, like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, so the selector should evaluate the two separately.

Deep Dasgupta said on Star Sports: “Let’s not be a team of Rohit and Virat. Like the previous generation of Indian cricket, where Sachin (Tendulkar) and Rahul (Dravid) were different, you have to evaluate each player individually.

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With the next five months full of white ball matches and IPL 2025, the pressure is mounting on Rohit Sharma to deliver, and Dasgupta believes that his performance during this period will play an important role in determining his future in the Indian cricket team.

Deep Dasgupta predicts that the next 5 months are crucial for Rohit Sharma

Furthermore, the cricketer said that Rohit’s fitness, form of quality cricket, and performance in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will also be the most important factors for the national selectors to consider before making the final call.

Dasgupta signed off, “For Rohit, the next five months of world-class cricket and the IPL will be crucial. The weight of his performance in these formats will tell us. Beyond that, things like his top cricket form, fitness, and doing well in the Champions Trophy will also be important. The final decision rests with the selectors.”

Notably, Kohli and Rohit are both gearing up for the upcoming three ODI matches in England at home. These issues may be important for both parties to prove their critics wrong.