India, March 10 -- Since losing the 2023 World Cup final, Rohit Sharma has won the T20 World Cup and, just yesterday, the ICC Champions Trophy. Still, for the Indian captain, winning the 50-overs World Cup has always been the ultimate dream. The ODI World Cup is the only major white-ball ICC tournament Rohit has yet to win, and after announcing that he's 'not going to retire', his well-wishers, along with a million Indian cricket fans, would be hoping he can play the 2027 World Cup in South Africa and fulfil his incomplete dream.

Rohit famously said two years ago before the World Cup in India that for him, the 50-overs World Cup would always be the pinnacle, but pointed out that winning the Champions Trophy is equally sweet. Rohit remain...