New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Ever since Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of the Indian team, the management along with the BCCI have made it clear that all the centrally contracted players need to play domestic cricket when not on national duty. Reiterating the same, the Indian board once again stated the same, this time especially for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Having already retired from Tests and T20Is, both Virat and Rohit are only available for ODIs and have ample time to play domestic cricket to keep themselves match-fit. With the ODI season coming up and keeping the 2027 World Cup in mind, the two former captains will have to play domestic cricket if they want to stay in the Indian team in 50-over format.

"The board and team mana...