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Champions Trophy 2025: File photograph of Ravichandran Ashwin and Virat Kohli© AFP
There’s intense hypothesis over the way forward for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as India gear as much as face New Zealand within the Champions Trophy 2025 closing. Each veterans have been serving Indian cricket for a very long time and their impression on the sport is nicely established. Nonetheless, after India’s Border Gavaskar Trophy loss, there have been rumours whether or not Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had been coming into the ultimate part of their careers. Virat Kohli has been in nice type within the Champions Trophy 2025 whereas Rohit Sharma has given India good begins, although he’s but to attain massive.
Within the midst of this, a social media person attributed a quote concerning their retirement hypothesis to Ravichandran Ashwin. “As far as I know Rohit is targeting 2027 odi wc while you may see Virat Kohli hanging up his boots soon because he wants to spend more time with his young family that is what Virat discussed to me few months back.(Via his YT channel),” the put up learn. Nonetheless, the quote was pretend one.
Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the quote in his trademark witty method. “Heartwarming to see humans still excelling at creative storytelling in this AI era. Nice script but maybe check with me next time before casting me in the lead role?” he wrote on X.
Heartwarming to see people nonetheless excelling at inventive storytelling on this AI period. Good script however possibly verify with me subsequent time earlier than casting me within the lead position? https://t.co/Kf2worJI30
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) March 8, 2025
India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025 closing guarantees to be a cracker of a cricket match. India entered the title conflict undefeated whereas New Zealand misplaced just one match – in opposition to Rohit Sharma and Co within the group stage.
India performed all its matches in Dubai, a transfer that was pre-decided with the BCCI not desirous to ship the group to Pakistan – the designated hosts of the Champions Trophy 2025. Whereas all the opposite groups traversed venues and international locations, India have performed their 5 matches in Dubai.
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin blasted the ‘venue benefit’ propagators.
“I can only laugh at the questions directed at our captain, coaches in the press conference about ‘home advantage’. In 2009 Champions Trophy, South Africa played all their matches at the same venue and they did not qualify for the final. It is not South Africa’s fault that they did not qualify. Let’s accept that India have played class cricket and have reached the final due to top performances. Last time India played in Dubai was during COVID. After that New Zealand, England, South Africa played in Dubai,” Ravichandran Ashwin mentioned on his YouTube channel.
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