To compete in the 2027 ODI World Cup, Rohit Sharma needs to have a specific objective in mind: Ricky Ponting

According to former Australia great Ricky Ponting, Rohit Sharma is focused on captaining the Indian squad in the 2027 ODI World Cup, which will take place in October and November in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.

India has won the Champions Trophy in 2025 and the T20 World Cup in 2024 under Rohit’s leadership.

On Sunday, March 9, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, the Mumbai batsman hit a game-winning half-century against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final. According to Ponting, the knock was Rohit’s appropriate response to the naysayers who are constantly making assumptions about his impending retirement.

“Everyone is waiting for you to retire when you reach that stage of your career. And I’m not sure why, but I believe he was merely attempting to put those doubts to rest by saying, “No, I’m still playing well enough,” when you can still play as well as he has (in the Champions Trophy final). I enjoy being a member of this team. Speaking on the most recent issue of the ICC Review, Ponting stated, “I love leading this team.”

“And I think, the fact that he said that, to me, it means that he must have that goal in mind of playing in the next (50-over) World Cup (in 2027),” he remarked.

You wouldn’t think his time is up when you watch him perform as he did in the Champions Trophy final: Ricky Ponting

Additionally, Rohit Sharma wants to win the title that has been absent from his illustrious cabinet, and Ricky Ponting believes that the loss in the 2023 ODI World Cup final may be on his mind. Rohit’s 76-run performance in the Champions Trophy final, according to the former Australian captain, demonstrated that he still has a lot of cricket left in him.

“I believe that the fact that he was captain when they (India) lost the previous match may be the thing weighing heavily on his mind. Try to win the Champions Trophy, the ODI World Cup, and the T20 World Cup one last time. “You wouldn’t say that his time is up just yet when you see him play like he did in the Champions Trophy final,” Ponting said in closing.