Fans were left heartbroken when India captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20 international cricket after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. This victory ended India’s 11-year wait for an international trophy. His announcement followed teammate Virat Kohli’s retirement from T20 internationals.
Rohit Sharma announces retirement from T20Is
“This was my last [T20I] game as well,” Rohit said at the press conference after the final. “No better time to say goodbye to this format. I’ve loved every moment of this. I started my India career playing this format. This is what I wanted, I wanted to win the cup.
“I wanted this badly. Very hard to put in words. It was a very emotional moment for me. I was very desperate for this title in my life. Happy that we eventually crossed the line.”
Rohit Sharma, who will continue in Test and ODI formats, retires as T20 international’s highest scorer with 4231 runs in 159 matches and a record five centuries. Rohit has won two T20 World Cups: the first in 2007 as a player and now in 2024 as captain. As both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced calling curtains to the shortest format of the game, the fans were left dismayed.
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