Coach Dinesh Lad on Rohit Sharma: After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, it was announced that Rohit Sharma will retire from the T20 format. His age is 37 years. In such a situation, there is a debate among cricket fans about how long his career will last. Now Rohit Sharma's childhood coach has made this discussion even more interesting. Thirteen coach Dinesh Lad says that Rohit can retire early from Test cricket. But he will definitely play in the ODI World Cup to be held in the year 2027.
Dinesh Lad is currently on a trip to Delhi. He is the coach of Mumbai Under-19 team. In an interview, he was asked whether Rohit Sharma would retire from ODI and Test formats after the World Test Championship 2025? In response Dinesh Lad said, 'No, it is difficult to say about this. Maybe he can take it. As his age increases. With this he can retire from Test cricket. But I promise 100 percent that Rohit Sharma will play the 2027 ODI World Cup.
Recently, a video of Rohit Sharma is going viral, in which he is seen scolding the players. When Dinesh Lad was asked whether Rohit has been like this since the beginning or has there been any change in his behavior after becoming the captain, Lad said, 'Rohit has been like this since the beginning. As much as he scolds the players on the field, he also loves them equally.
Let us tell you here. Currently, the Indian team is at number one in the points table of the World Test Championship 2025. There is every possibility that the Indian team will qualify for the finals. The WTC final will be played in June next year. By then Rohit Sharma would have been 38 years old.