India, Oct. 25 -- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli might have played out of their skins in the third and final ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground to help India register a nine-wicket win, but questions remain over the duo's future, and more importantly, whether the two stalwarts can make the trip to South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Rohit (121) and Virat (74) formed an unbeaten stand of 168 runs for the second wicket in Sydney, but the duo showed signs of rust throughout the series.

Rohit and Virat got among the runs, but the two would be the first ones to realise that they need more competitive cricket as they play just one format, having retired from Tests and T20Is. There is already enough chat...