Overview

• Cheteshwar Pujara said Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma do not need advice, calling them among the best in white-ball cricket.
• He argued that both can keep playing internationally for a long time if fitness holds and that they will know when to retire.
• Pujara voiced support for requiring international players to turn out in domestic competitions to maintain standards.
• He urged workload management for frontline quicks, suggesting bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah may warrant exemptions from routine domestic duty.
• Kohli and Rohit last played an ODI on March 9, 2025 against New Zealand, with their next expected ODIs in Australia in October and in South Africa in December.