The 2027 World Cup will be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
In response to a question concerning the possibility of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma joining the Indian men's cricket squad for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup, head coach Gautam Gambhir stated that the event is far away in the future.
After ending their T20 International career, the senior duo recently declared their retirement from Test cricket. The only format in which Kohli and Rohit are available to represent India is one-day internationals.
Gambhir was approached about having the two play because of the heartbreak of the previous 50-over World Cup at home and the next one in 2027.
“Look, it’s still a long way away,” Gambhir told News18.
Gambhir went on to say that he is not planning too far ahead because that event marks the conclusion of his contract as India's head coach.
“We still have a T20 World Cup before that, and that is again a huge tournament that is going to happen in India, which is in February-March. So the entire focus at the moment, after England, will be on the T20 World Cup, and November-December 2027 is still two-and-a-half years away. And I’ve always said one thing – if you keep performing, age is just a number," Gautam Gambhir added.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from T20Is last year after the T20 World Cup win and from Tests earlier this month.