Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma snubbed in Australian broadcaster's predicted XI of 2025

Australian cricket broadcasting channel Fox Cricket recently made some bold predictions while anuncing ir World XI for year 2025. While y picked three Indian cricketers in form of Jasprit Bumrah and up-and-coming stars Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill, y left out likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and dynamic Australian opener David Warner. Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are currently ranked World .1 and 2 in International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI batting rankings. Moreover, Indian captain also finds himself in top 10 rankings for Tests and T20Is and is one of only two batsmen in world (or being Pakistan’s Babar Azam) to do so.

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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma make way for Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill

Even though opening batsmen Rohit Sharma and David Warner have been consistently plundering runs at top of order, media house decided to go with young Indian stars Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill. two youngsters have already been dubbed by many cricket experts to be future of international cricket. Since predicted XI is made for five years into future, Rohit Sharma and David Warner, both d 33, will be nearing ir retirement by year 2025. Meanwhile, 2018 Under-19 World Cup winning batsmen Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill will be d 25 around same phase.

However, if factor was taken into account, broadcasters also went for Australian batsman Steve Smith (30), who is just a year younger than prolific run-scorer Virat Kohli (31). omission of Virat Kohli from predicted 2025 XI seems to have created some furore by cricket fans on social media ps of media house.

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Babar Azam and Steve Smith get surprisingly picked, Ben Stokes sole all-rounder

Australian broadcasters also picked England’s 2019 World Cup hero Ben Stokes as sole all-rounder in line-up. Meanwhile, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan is only front-line spinner in team. top-order comprises of two Indian youngsters followed by Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne. middle-order is solidified by Steve Smith, Babar Azam, Ben Stokes and South African limited-overs captain Quinton de Kock as wicketkeeper of side. Among fast bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah is joined Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada.

Fox Cricket predicted 2025 Cricket World XI:

Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Babar Azam, Ben Stokes, Quinton de Kock (wk), Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah.

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