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    A Playing XI of Indian cricketers who made debut after Rohit Sharma but have retired now

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    Rohit Sharma

    Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian cricket team right now. He completed 15 years in international cricket today. The right-handed batter played the first match of his career against Ireland 15 years ago in Belfast. It was an ODI match, where India won the game by nine wickets.

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    Rohit did not get a chance to bat in that game, but he announced his arrival in international cricket with a fantastic performance for the country in ICC T20 World Cup 2007. Many players have come and gone since then, but Rohit Sharma has been a pillar of the Indian team.

    In this listicle today, we will form a strong Indian playing XI comprising cricketers who made their ODI debut after Rohit Sharma but have already announced retirement.

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    Openers – Naman Ojha and S Badrinath

    Wicket-keeper batter Naman Ojha played only one ODI for India, scoring one run, while S Badrinath made his debut in 2008 and played seven ODIs for the country. He scored 79 runs, with his best score being 27*.

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    Middle Order – Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Stuart Binny and Manpreet Gony

    Abhishek Nayar played with Rohit Sharma for Mumbai in domestic cricket. Nayar made his debut in 2009 and played three games for the country. He neither scored any runs nor took any wickets. Yusuf Pathan was one of the most dangerous batters of his era. Pathan played 57 ODIs, aggregating 810 runs and picking up 33 wickets for the Men in Blue.

    Stuart Binny made his debut in 2014 and set a new record for the best ODI bowling figures by an Indian. He scored 230 runs and picked up 20 wickets in his ODI career. Manpreet Gony played for India in Asia Cup 2008. He retired long back but has been a match-winning all-rounder for franchise teams.

    Bowlers who debuted after Rohit Sharma but have retired – Pragyan Ojha, Ashok Dinda, Abhimanyu Mithun and Praveen Kumar

    Pragyan Ojha will lead the spin attack of this team. Ojha made his ODI debut in 2008 and picked up 21 wickets in 18 matches. Ashok Dinda, Abhimanyu Mithun and Praveen Kumar will form the pace attack of this playing XI.

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    Dinda troubled the batters with his pace, while Mithun was good with his accuracy. Kumar was known as the Swing King during his era.