Overview
- Harbhajan Singh cautioned that stepping away from Test and T20I cricket risks eroding the pair’s match sharpness
- India’s white-ball schedule includes just nine ODIs until January 2026, with a three-match Australia tour in October and a postponed Bangladesh series
- The former spinner cited MS Dhoni’s recent IPL performance dip after leaving international cricket as a warning example
- Kohli and Sharma retired from T20Is post-2024 World Cup and from Tests in May 2025 to focus solely on 50-over cricket
- Both have expressed their ambition to win the 2027 ODI World Cup but face scrutiny over their readiness given limited match practice