BCCI shuts down Rohit Sharma retirement rumours: Don't give fodder to speculation
Rohit Sharma's ODI future was expected to be discussed at the BCCI review meeting, but secretary Devajit Saikia dismissed retirement speculation, saying the former captain is playing superbly and remains an important option for India. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia urged against feeding speculation over Rohit Sharma's future, saying the former captain is "playing superbly" and making it clear that there is no immediate threat to his place in India's ODI squad. "Rohit Sharma is playing superbly. No need to give fodder to speculation," Saikia said after the high-level review meeting of the Indian cricket board in Mumbai on Thursday, September 3. The meeting was attended by head coach Gautam Gambhir, ODI captain Shubman Gill, captain of the T20I side Shreyas Iyer, BCCI president Mithun Manhas and secretary Saikia. Interestingly, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, whose tenure is set to end in October this year, did not atten...