Rohit Sharma has proved himself as among the finest white-ball captains in Indian cricket historical past, however his path to the highest hasn’t been as easy because it appears. Rohit staged a comeback for ages after the 2023 ODI World Cup ultimate heartbreak and steered India to not one however two ICC titles inside a yr. The swashbuckling opener was down and out when Australia crushed India’s dream of successful the ODI World Cup in 2023. Nevertheless, he took his time and orchestrated a giant comeback with the 2024 T20 World Cup, the place he as soon as once more led from the entrance and ended India’s 11-year await an ICC title. The swashbuckling opener introduced his retirement from the format proper after the large finale at Barbados to deal with the opposite two codecs.
He doubled it up within the Champions Trophy this yr and led India to a different ICC title with one other unbeaten run in Dubai. Nevertheless, this time, he did not take the identical name he made after the 2024 mega occasion. He has nonetheless set his sights on successful the 2027 ODI World Cup, which he has usually talked about.
Group India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant recalled the successful second of the Champions Trophy on the event of Independence Day. He shared a reel on Instagram, compiling moments after the large triumph.
Within the clip, Pant is seen teasing Shubman Gill and sharing light-hearted moments with Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and others. Batting maestro Virat Kohli can be featured. When Gill tells him that Pant is capturing the video, he says, “Abbe yeh toh document krr rha hai.” The wicketkeeper-batter playfully splashed champagne on Kohli in the course of the trophy celebration.
In the meantime, on the finish of the video, Pant shifted focus to Rohit, who had a stump in his palms.
Rohit shut down the retirement rumours and recommended he’s not going to retire.
“Retirement lelu? Har baar jeetega toh mai thodi retirement leta rahunga.” [Retirement? I’m not going to retire every time I win],” Rohit stated within the video.
To which Pant replied, “Maine nahi bola bhai, hum toh chaha rahe hai khelo, [I didn’t say that, bro. We actually want you to play].”
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli to take choice on ODI future after AUS sequence: Report
In the meantime, a report in Dainik Jagran has hinted that Rohit may be nearing the top of his ODI profession. With the Bangladesh sequence in August known as off, India’s subsequent 50-over project is an away sequence towards Australia from October 19 to 25. The report additionally recommended that each Rohit and Virat Kohli might bid farewell to ODIs after that tour. Nevertheless, Rohit’s current return to coaching signifies he isn’t planning to stroll away from the format simply but.
