Yograj Singh Blasts Rohit Sharma's Critics: 'Aapki Hume 5 Saal Aur Zarurat...'
Ex-cricketer Yograj Singh urged Rohit Sharma to play for five more years and slammed critics questioning his fitness.
Former India cricketer Yograj Singh has urged Rohit Sharma to play international cricket for five more years because the country needs him. Yograj also slammed the India ODI skipper's critics, saying those speaking about his fitness haven't played cricket, but in the same breath, advised the BCCI to consider helping Rohit stay fit by all means, even if it was putting 'four men on him' and making him run 10 kilometres daily.
Yograj was referring to Rohit's Player of the Match 76 (83) in the 2025 Champions Trophy final. He said the knock showed why the Mumbaikar could play till he was 45 years old. It's a big nod of approval for the right-hander among questions on his future with the Men in Blue. He has already retired from Tests and T20Is, and there are murmurs of the BCCI looking to phase him and Virat Kohli out soon.
'I believe you should play domestic cricket; the more you play that, the fitter you'll be. Who got the Man of the Match in the final? Rohit Sharma. So you should only talk about things that you know. If you want to talk about his game and fitness, do that only if you have played at some level. Do you feel ashamed for talking like this?" he added.
Rohit's next international assignment would be a three-ODI tour of Australia in November. It could be a key time to determine how BCCI were thinking about his role in the team, and if they believed he was the right man to lead the team to the 2027 World Cup in Africa.
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