Give some respect to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli: Yuvraj Singh

In a Sportstak podcast, sports journalist Vikrant Gupta was seen talking to the former Indian team player Yuvraj Singh, who talked about the veteran players, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Yuvraj Singh strongly advocated for respect and clarity for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli regarding their future in the Indian team.

Yuvraj emphasised that as legends of the game, both players deserve to be treated with dignity and provided with a clear roadmap for the 2027 ODI World Cup. He stated that Rohit Sharma has been the "best white-ball opener" and a World Cup-winning captain, while Virat Kohli is one of the greatest players of this generation. Yuvraj urged the BCCI selectors to have an honest conversation with them. He argued it is "unfair" to keep such senior players in the dark about whether they are part of the long-term vision or if the team plans to move on to younger players like Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Yuvraj reiterated that while the media's job is to criticise, his role as a former teammate is to support them like brothers.

Virat Kohli’s 54th ODI century came gainst the Kiwis

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were last seen playing the white-ball games for India, in the ODI series against New Zealand when they visited the country in January. In the three-match ODI series against New Zealand in January 2026, Virat Kohli scored a total of 240 runs. He was India's leading run-scorer in the series, averaging 80.00 with a strike rate of 105.26. Kohli struck his 54th ODI hundred in the series finale at Holkar Stadium. While Rohit Sharma scored, scored a total of 61 runs. It was a difficult series for the former captain, who averaged 20.33 with a strike rate of 76.25.

Both the players, also helped the youngsters win the 2025 Champions Trophy where Kohli scoed a century in a difficult run chase against Pakistan and sharma who was finding it difficult to find his foot in the tournament, scored 76 in 83 balls, making a blistering start for India. The performance also dismissed any rumours of their retirements before the 2027 ODI World Cup.