On the road to the 2027 Cricket World Cup
Shastri and Ponting shared their thoughts on Rohit and Kohli with host Sanjana Ganesan on the most recent episode of The ICC Review and the pair agreed that time will tell whether the duo will still be around in 2027.
“When you come back from a long layoff, you are obviously going to be rusty,” Shastri noted.
“It’s not easy for any overseas team to land in Australia, say, two days prior to a game in Perth and adjust to those conditions straight away, especially when you have that extra bounce and against quality fast bowlers.
“But I think only time will tell. They’ll go to Adelaide, they have some time off to get into the nets, get their minds sorted and get back into action.
“So I’m in no hurry to judge, but it’s when you come back at that age, after some time, it’s about how much you’re enjoying the sport and how much hunger is there and passion is left in you to play the game.
“So if you tick the boxes in two out of those three, especially the enjoyment part of it, then you can give them both time because they’ve got class, they’ve got experience and a little bit of time will sort things out. But I’d rather wait than jump and judge immediately.”
