Rohit Sharma’s retirement: Following the Champions Trophy final of 2025, there was speculation about 37-year-old Rohit Sharma retiring from the ODI format. Rohit said after the match that there is no such intention for the family.
Rohit Sharma on Retirement: India has won the title for the third time by defeating New Zealand by four wickets in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Before this match, there were speculations about the retirement of Team India captain Rohit Sharma from ODI International cricket. It was believed that just as 37-year-old Rohit had said goodbye to T20 International cricket after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, in the same way, he would retire from ODIs after the final of the Champions Trophy, but this did not happen. After winning the title, Rohit Sharma himself announced that things will continue as they are.
Rohit Sharma has made it clear that he is not going to leave the ODI format. After the match, on the question of retirement, Rohit said that there is no future planning right now. Whatever is going on, it will continue. I am not going to retire from this format right now. So, do not spread any rumors. Let us tell you that Hitman scored a half-century in 41 balls in the final. He played an important innings of 76 runs in 83 balls and also became the Player of the Match.
‘The crowd made Dubai our home ground.’
After winning the title, the Indian captain said, ” I want to thank all those who supported us. The crowd was fantastic. It was not our home ground, but they made it our home ground. Regarding the match, he said that not only in this match, but from the beginning, especially our spinners never disappointed. We understand their strength in playing on such pitches; it helped them, and we took advantage of it. We played really good cricket, and our bowling was very consistent throughout the tournament.
Praised KL Rahul
Rohit said about KL Rahul that he never gets scared of the pressure around him; that is one of the reasons why we wanted to keep him in the middle order so that he tries to finish the match for us. Because of him, other players batting around him can play freely. For example, Hardik Pandya gave some relief to the team by playing some good shots in both the matches. Overall, the batting of all our batsmen was excellent throughout the tournament.
‘He becomes very dangerous.’
He said about Varun Chakraborty that when you are playing on such a pitch, you want the batsman to put pressure on him, and this is where he becomes very dangerous. That is why he was included in the team. When he took five wickets against New Zealand, we saw what kind of ability he has with the ball. We wanted to make maximum use of him, and he did not disappoint. There is great quality in his bowling.
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