The veterans have been dialling down their cricket commitments. The experienced duo announced their retirement from Tests and T20Is earlier this year. In addition, the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa is over two years away. Kohli will be 39 and Sharma into his 40s should they make the trip.
As such, there is growing concern that the prolific batters are not long for the talented ODI group looking to build for the 2027 global showpiece.
However, Ganguly played down any such talk.
"I'm not aware of this, can't comment on this," he said during the AWL Agri Business Ltd Event.
"It's difficult to say. Whoever does well will play. If they do well, they should continue. Kohli's one-day record is phenomenal, even Rohit Sharma's. Both of them are phenomenal in white-ball cricket."
The indomitable Kohli is third in the list of all-time top ODI run-scorers, while Rohit holds the record for the highest individual score (264) in the format.
Meanwhile, a BCCI source claimed the duo would let the board know before making such a decision.
"Obviously, if they have something in mind, they would tell the BCCI brass like they did before the England Test tour," said the source, as per India Today.
"But from an Indian team's perspective, the next big assignment is the T20 World Cup in February and preparations before that. The immediate focus will be on sending the best team for the Asia Cup T20 tournament, hoping all players are fit and available."
India's next ODI assignment is an away series against Australia from 19-25 October.
Mohammed Siraj fittingly delivered the final wicket to help India seal a dramatic six-run victory in the fifth Test against England at the Oval and make sure the series is drawn 2-2.
England are just 35 runs away from a remarkable victory over India in the final Test at The Oval, with four wickets remaining after a dramatic fourth day was cut short by bad light and rain.
At the close of the second day of the fifth Test at The Oval, India held a slender 52-run lead at 75-2, capitalizing on England's costly fielding lapses to take control of this series decider.
On a rain-interrupted opening day at The Oval, England clawed their way to a strong position, reducing India to 204-6 in 64 overs, but their joy was tempered by a worrying injury to key seamer Chris Woakes.
