Rohit Sharma has put to relaxation all speculations about his future within the ODI format after India gained the Champions Trophy 2025 defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets within the last. There was large buzz over Rohit Sharma’s future within the ODIs main as much as the Champions Trophy 2025 last on Sunday. Rohit Sharma will probably be 38 in two months’ time and with India’s subsequent main ODI match being the 2027 ODI World Cup, there have been rumours that Rohit may hold up his boots. However, within the post-match press convention, Rohit Sharma has clarified that he has not taken any choice on his future.
“I am not going to retire from this format. Just to make sure no rumours are spread moving forward. Koi future plan hai nahi, jo chal raha hai chalega (there is no future plan, whatever is going on will continue as it is),” Rohit Sharma stated.
“There is a lot of hunger even in guys who have played a lot of cricket and it rubs down on even the younger players. We have five to six players who are real stalwarts. It makes the job easier for all of us.”
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Rohit Sharma registered his first-ever half-century in an ICC occasion last, enjoying a superb knock towards New Zealand within the last of ICC Champions Trophy at Dubai.
During the ultimate whereas chasing 252 runs, Indian skipper Rohit went exhausting on bowlers proper from ball one, scoring 76 in 83 balls, with seven fours and three sixes. He scored his runs at a strike price of 91.56.
Now, throughout 9 ICC occasions finals, Rohit has scored 322 runs in 11 innings at a median of 32.20, with a half-century and greatest rating of 76.
Now, Rohit has joined the corporate of Sourav Ganguly (117 towards New Zealand in ICC Knockout 2000 last), Sanath Jayasuriya (74 towards India in ICC Champions Trophy 2002 last) and South Africa’s Hansie Cronje (61* towards West Indies in ICC Knockout 1998 last) as solely captains with 50-plus scores in ICC Champions Trophy last.
76 is Rohit Sharma’s highest in any ODI last, bettering his 66 towards Australia on the SCG through the Commonwealth Bank collection last 2008.
With ANI inputs
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