Nothing better than winning the cup and saying goodbye: Rohit Sharma
T20 World Cup 2024 and ending India's long wait for an ICC trophy, skipper Rohit Sharma opened up on his retirement from the 20-over format and said that there's 'nothing better than winning the cup and saying goodbye'.
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The Men in Blue got hold of the prestigious T20 WC trophy for the second time, defeating South Africa by seven runs in Barbados.
With 4231 runs in 159 games, Rohit is the format's best scorer going out. He also owns the record for most hundreds (five) in T20 internationals. He has won two T20 World Cups: the first in 2007 while competing and the current one in 2024 as captain.
Speaking to the reporters after the end of the match, Rohit said that it was the perfect situation for him to retire from the shortest cricket format.
«Whenever I feel inside what is right, I try and do that, that has been my nature when I captained the team as well. What I feel inside is what I want to do. I don't think a lot about the past and future… I didn't think that I would retire from T20 but such a situation came and I thought it was the perfect situation for me. Nothing better than winning the World Cup and saying goodbye,» Rohit said.
He accepted that it was a big challenge to play in all three formats since it was difficult to adapt quickly.
The 37-year-old added that he enjoyed batting and leading the side in all the formats of cricket.
«It is a big challenge to
