BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has downplayed any speculations regarding Rohit Sharma’s future ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup. It was recently reported that Rohit would play his final ODI game at Lord’s but he answered the critics in style.

Rohit scored a magnificent knock of 138 runs off 110 balls in the third ODI at the iconic venue as he became the first Indian batter to score an ODI century at Lord’s. However, his efforts went in vain as India could not chase down a gargantuan total of 388 runs and fell short by 27 runs in the end.

Again, it was reported that Rohit’s future will be discussed in the BCCI’s meeting on Thursday but Saikia dismissed such claims.

Saikia said as quoted by RevSportz, “He is playing superbly in all matches. So, what more do you want? In the last match, he scored 138 runs. So, why is there speculation? So, I don’t want to give fodder to the speculation.”

The BCCI secretary further said no player’s performance was discussed in the meeting on Thursday.

He concluded, “There was no discussion on any individual player today. This discussion was totally general in nature, and what policy and what protocols we have to maintain regarding maintaining the fitness level of every player, not any individual, and what is in the best interest of the team, we have considered that only. We have taken the feedback from the captains and the head coach, who are the right persons to give us the information so that we chalk up a proper strategy to avoid all these kinds of unwanted situations during any international or bilateral meetings.”

Rohit will be next seen in the ODI series against the West Indies in September.