Rohit Sharma has opened up about his future in ODI cricket for Indian cricket. Having retired from T20Is in 2024 and Tests in 2025, Rohit Sharma only plays in the ODI format for India. He had won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as India captain.
However, after he announced his retirement from Tests, the BCCI decided to replace him as ODI captain with Shubman Gill. He made his return to the ODI team in the series against Australia down under and scored 8, 73, and 121* and earned the Player of the Series.
He continued his good form in the home ODI series against South Africa, scoring two fifties. In all, Rohit played all 14 ODIs for India in 2025, scoring two centuries and four fifties, amassing a total of 650 runs.
Thanks to this performance, Rohit Sharma, for the first time in his career, also reached the No. 1 position in the ICC ODI batters rankings.
Rohit, who will play for Mumbai this week in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, attended an event in Gurugram on Sunday (December 21), where he addressed a crowd and provided an update on his future in international cricket.
Rohit said he wants to stay up there as long as possible.
“Mera bhi life kuch aise he tha; start karna bahut difficult tha” (My life was also like this; it was very difficult to start). But once I took the momentum, once I sat in the plane, vo plane ne jo altitude pakda hai vo abhi tak neeche nahi aaya hai (the altitude that the plane has caught has not come down yet). I think that is what matters, and I don’t want that plane to land so quickly now. Mere ko abhi tak upar rehna hai (I want to stay up till now)," Rohit said at an event.
“We all know; I am sure everybody has travelled. That is why I gave this example of a plane. When a plane reaches an altitude of 35,000-40,000, you feel nice and relaxed; we eat, and we sleep. So that is what life is. Once you take that momentum, I think it’s important you stay, and then obviously landing is also important, but it depends on you when you want to land," he added.
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The next ODI series India will play will be against New Zealand at home in January next year.
