Rohit Sharma is the world’s No. 1 ODI batter. The 38-year-old cricketer from Mumbai played all 14 ODIs for India in 2025 and, with the help of two centuries and four fifties, amassed a total of 650 runs.
After his super show with the bat in the three-match ODI series in Australia in October 2025, for which he also won the Player Of The Series award, Rohit, for the first time in his career, also reached the No. 1 position in ODI batters rankings.
Before that series in Australia, there were a lot of question marks over his future in international cricket, especially after he was removed from India’s ODI captaincy despite him leading the side to the ICC Champions Trophy title in his last assignment. But in the away series he proved his worth by finishing as the highest run scorer.
He maintained his form in the home series against South Africa as well and slammed a couple of half-centuries.
Rohit, who will be seen in action for Mumbai now this week in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, attended an event in Gurugram on Sunday (December 21) where, while addressing a gathering of people, he also gave a big update on his future in international cricket.
According to Rohit, he wants to stay up there as long as possible.
“Mera bhi life kuch aise he tha; start karna bahut difficult tha (My life was also like this; it was very difficult to start). But once I took the momentum, once I sat in the plane, vo plane ne jo altitude pakda hai vo abhi tak neeche nahi aaya hai (the altitude that the plane has caught has not come down yet). I think that is what matters, and I don’t want that plane to land so quickly now. Mere ko abhi tak upar rehna hai (I want to stay up till now),” Rohit said.
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“We all know, I am sure everybody has travelled. That is why I gave this example of a plane. When a plane reaches an altitude of 35,000-40,000, you feel nice and relaxed; we eat and we sleep. So that is what life is. Once you take that momentum, I think it’s important you stay, and then obviously landing is also important, but it depends on you when you want to land,” he added.
