Is Sachin Tendulkar Behind the Politics Against Kohli and Rohit?

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have faced a lot of politics over the past few months. With this, it is uncertain whether they will be a part of the 2027 World Cup or not. But, fans think Sachin Tendulkar to be the mastermind behind the same.

1. Rohit and Sachin in MI

During the first season as a captain of the Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma facilitated a win for the Mumbai Indians in the 2013 IPL season. In addition, he overcame the Chennai Super Kings in the finals. It is also the same team that Tendulkar lost to in the previous final clash.

Sachin Tendulkar has also significantly contributed to the Mumbai Indians when he took the team to the finals. He received 618 runs during the season, which is the highest as a captain of the franchise. Tendulkar had an average of 47.53 and registered 5 half-centuries on behalf of the team during the season.

Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, was not able to score runs as a skipper. But he did lead the Mumbai Indians to win the IPL, not just once, but five times. After Rohit acquired a new intent in 2023, it looked easy for him to break Sachin's record for most runs as a captain of MI in a single season.

But before that could happen, the Mumbai Indians pulled out some moves. Rohit Sharma was removed as the skipper of the team, and Hardik Pandya was appointed as the new one. Despite Rohit Sharma being at his finest form, he was stopped from breaking the legacy of Sachin Tendulkar as a captain.

Sachin Tendulkar is being hailed as the God of cricket to date. He is the only player to have completed 100 international centuries. No one seemed to have come close to him. But there was one player who was ready to take the challenge. And it was Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli has conquered all forms of the game. However, now, he has retired from the T20I format and Test format and only has ODIs. Still, fans recall how Virat Kohli picked Sachin Tendulkar on his shoulders. It demonstrated how the torch has been transferred successfully through the generations of great players.

Virat Kohli now holds 82 international centuries, leaving him with 18 centuries behind Sachin Tendulkar. But now it also seems impossible for him to break the record of Master Blaster. There have been talks by the BCCI selectors to keep him on the basis of the Merit System, which puts every match an important one for Kohli.