Have we seen last of Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli in T20I for India? Cricket legends answer

Team India suffered a heartbreak loss to England in T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal in elaide. re were high hopes from India to win coveted title after a gap of 15 years but it wasn't meant to be as England defeated Men in Blue by 10 wickets. Several questions have been asked about Team India's timid approach in semifinal while some wholesale changes are expected to be implemented by BCCI in T20I setup. 

However, with next T20 World Cup in 2024, re are also some doubts regarding star players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's future in India's T20I side. Some have suggested that 35-year-old Rohit and 34-year-old Kohli might have played ir last T20I match for India. 

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Will Virat and Rohit retire from T20Is?

Cricket legends like Tom Moody, Anil Kumble and Stephen Fleming opened up on possibility of Virat or Rohit being phased out of shortest format of game. While Moody believes it is a real possibility, Kumble and Fleming threw caution to wind. 

"With two years to play out, I'd be surprised if y play a lot of T20 cricket for India between w and that World Cup. And I think that decision will be something that y'll need to sit down with cricket board and work out six months prior to that World Cup. Because I don't see any point in m playing any T20 cricket for India, apart from franchise cricket of course, to that point, because it's a great platform to look to develop players that we've been talking about," Tom Moody told ESPNCricinfo.

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"I think you'll sort of t decide w, but it's decision of player. And it's about what brand of cricket you want to play and what is buy-in of everyone else. I think that will determine who is a part of 2024 and who's t," Kumble commented. 

"I kw re are big decisions me after big tournaments and some can be rash. I don't like discarding players after a big tournament. I think re's a process in which both boys have identified re that you work through. You're looking at talent, you are looking at tournaments coming up and you put a bit of a plan in place that is in conjunction with player, and with selectors and board. You by means shut door, you work towards that door and see what sort of time frame you're thinking and n come up with a plan," Fleming explained. 

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"I'm t trying to sit on fence but I just think it's crude when you just put a line in sand after a tough tournament when I think y have still something to give. Is re eugh time for it? That's a question a couple of years on. What's motivation level of player? What's energy level? Often decision is me before selectors have to intervene. So it will be an interesting watch t just for India but for a number of teams when you reshuffle deck and you see who's still standing," Fleming continued to explain.