Rohit Sharma announces retirement from T20 cricket after Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, Team India captain Rohit Sharma also announced retirement from T20 world cricket. Announcing his retirement, he said that there is no better time to say goodbye. Rohit Sharma joined the exclusive company of Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni as the third captain to lead India to an ICC World Cup victory. This marked Sharma's third World Cup match in under a year, following India's losses in the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup against Australia last year.
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Rohit Sharma, however, confirmed that he will continue in ODI & Tests for India. «This was my last game as well,» the captain said in his post-match press conference, referring to Virat Kohli's earlier announcement that he will be retiring from T20Is. I've enjoyed since the time I started playing this format. Better a time to say goodbye to this format. I've loved every moment of this. This is what I wanted — I wanted to win the cup," and he saluted the room, to applause from the media.
India ended their 11-year quest for a global title with a thrilling seven-run victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final, thanks to Virat Kohli's strategic brilliance and Rohit Sharma's inspirational leadership. This win marks Sharma as only the third captain, after Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni, to lift the ICC World Cup for India.
Earlier after the match, Virat Kohli had announced his retirement. Virat Kohli announced
