Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan believes the decreased frequency of ODI cricket is not going to hassle Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as they put together for the 2027 World Cup, pointing to their expertise and professionalism as key components.Having himself spent the latter a part of his profession as a one-format participant, Dhawan admitted that restricted match publicity can have an effect on rhythm. Talking to PTI, he mirrored on the problem of staying in stream when alternatives are spaced out.“Sure, whenever you play one format on the Worldwide degree, your stream does get disrupted,” Dhawan stated.He defined that gamers usually shift focus in direction of sustaining peak health throughout such phases, particularly when matches usually are not frequent. Nonetheless, he made it clear that seasoned gamers like Rohit and Kohli are well-equipped to deal with that problem.“So gamers deal with health as a result of you aren’t taking part in too many video games. You might be speaking about Rohit and Virat and they’re matured people. It’s a problem however they know the way to convert problem into a possibility.“If you happen to take a look at their health, Virat was at all times match however Rohit has undergone large transformation,” he added.Dhawan additionally highlighted how the scheduling within the lead-up to the 2027 World Cup ought to work of their favour, guaranteeing each gamers get sufficient time within the center to seek out rhythm.“Now with 2027 WC not far away, they are going to get to play a variety of ODI matches. If you happen to take a look at the time after I turned a one format participant, there have been again to again T20 World Cups (2021 and 22) and I used to be taking part in ODIs which had been few and much between. So matches wont be an issue for Rohit and Virat and there is sufficient time for the occasion.”Each Rohit and Kohli have been in robust ODI type in current occasions. Rohit, who led India to the 2025 Champions Trophy title earlier than being changed by Shubman Gill as captain in October, loved a productive yr. He scored 650 runs in 14 matches at a mean of fifty, together with two centuries and 4 fifties. Nonetheless, his most up-to-date collection towards New Zealand noticed a dip, the place he managed simply 61 runs in three matches at a mean of 20.33.Kohli, alternatively, has been in excellent contact within the format. In 2025, he amassed 651 runs in 13 matches at a mean of 65.10, with three centuries and 4 fifties. He carried that type into 2026 as properly, scoring 240 runs at a mean of 80 in a three-match ODI collection towards New Zealand in January.With type and expertise on their aspect, each veterans seem well-placed as India construct in direction of the subsequent world occasion.