The fresh reports reckoned that the Champions Trophy 2025 winning captain for India, Rohit Sharma, could feel the pressure during the upcoming three-match away ODI series against Australia down under. The speculation has been around the batter potentially retiring from the 50-over format, having already hung up his shoes from the shortest and longest formats.

Rohit took his 20-over retirement after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 against South Africa in Barbados, while his red-ball retirement came just a few weeks before India’s five-match Test series in England. If the Mumbai batter retires before the next ODI World Cup, then Shreyas Iyer could be the best option to lead the side, as Ambati Rayudu addressed.

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“Shreyas should be the next ODI captain after Rohit. He has an extraordinary calmness. The way he led the Kolkata Knight Riders to the champions and also took the Punjab Kings to the finals of the IPL this year was fabulous. No one gave them a chance, but he was extraordinary there. I want to see him in that spot quickly.” Rayudu expressed during a podcast on Shubhankar Mishra.

Ambati Rayudu picks Shreyas Iyer as India’s new captain after Rohit Sharma

However, Rayudu reckoned that Rohit should be the leader of the 2027 edition of the 50-over World Cup as the Nagpur-born has used his bowlers beautifully besides handling the pressure in the middle. His batting in the power play has also been fabulous in the last few months.

Ambati Rayudu said Shreyas Iyer should be next ODI captain of indian cricket team 🇮🇳#ShreyasIyer #apmbatirayudu pic.twitter.com/QSgDiRk9Xq

— Horizon (@hype_edittz) August 18, 2025

“You need to look at who can win you the World Cup. If Rohit’s captaincy can do that, then he should continue till 2027. No one can replace Rohit in ODIs; his captaincy, his batting & the confidence he gives to players are all extremely important – Rohit must be the captain in the 2027 World Cup.” Rayudu shed light on the podcast.

Shreyas Iyer has overall smashed 2845 runs in 65 ODI innings at an average of 48.22 and a strike rate of 100 with the help of 22 half-centuries and five centuries at the best score of unbeaten 128 runs.