India, Oct. 4 -- Rohit Sharma continues to go from strength to strength, and the debate about his place in the ODI playing XI seems to be coming to an end. The right-handed batter has been the subject of intense scrutiny ever since he retired from Tests, and earlier this year, several media reports suggested he might play his last international match for India at Lord's, as the selectors wanted to go with Yashasvi Jaiswal for the 2027 World Cup. However, the Hitman answered back with a century in the third and final ODI against England, and since then, he has further recorded scores of 101 and 92 against the West Indies.

The former India captain is all but set to board the plane for the World Cup next year unless something dramatic happe...