Will Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli be part of India's squad for the Test series against England? Two years ago, who would have thought that a question such as this could be asked in Indian cricket? Rohit and Kohli are stalwarts of Indian cricket, and it's sad and surprising to see the players not confirmed a place in the India squad. But that's how cricket works.

The two veterans had a poor run in Test cricket in the last few series, and despite getting enough chances, didn't live up to expectations. It came to a situation where Rohit had to drop himself from the playing XI in the final Test against Australia.

Kohli and Rohit have done well in IPL, but will these performances be enough to get them picked in the India squad for the England tour? Maybe yes. But there is no official confirmation. India coach Gautam Gambhir also kept the fans guessing after he refused to confirm the players' place in the squad for the England Tests.

“The job of the coach is not selection, it is the job of the selectors to select. The public should know, that the selectors select, and the coach, only from that squad, selects 11 players to play the match,” Gambhir said while speaking on the ABP News Summit.

“So, this perception that the coach is the selector is not true. Neither was the coach before me a selector nor am I a selector. Five selectors are selected when they come here. If you had called them, they would have given you a better answer to this question,” he added.

While Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's Test future remains uncertain, there is no doubt about their place in the ODI side. Both have expressed willingness to continue playing till the 2027 ODI World Cup, and Gambhir feels it won't be an issue till the time they are performing.

“Till the time they are performing, they are absolutely, they should be part of it. When you start, and when you finish, that is your individual decision. Neither is there a coach, nor is there a chairman, nor is there a selector,” said Gambhir.

“You keep performing; whether you are 40 or 45, keep playing till 40; no one has stopped you. 2027 World Cup is their decision, their performance is more important than that. You can only select their performance in the team. You saw the Champions Trophy, how they performed, what can I tell you, the world has seen it, the country has seen, how they have performed,” the head coach added.

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