Rahul Tiwari
khelja|30-06-2024
Virat Kohli: Team India created history in Barbados. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, this team won the T20 World Cup 2024 title. On June 29, India defeated South Africa in the final. However, after the match, the happiness of all the cricket fans turned into sorrow.
Actually, two veteran players of the team have announced their retirement from T20 cricket. Apart from Virat Kohli, captain Rohit Sharma also made this big announcement in the press conference. Now news is coming that the team's dashing all-rounder has also decided to say goodbye to this format of cricket.
Let's know the whole thing in detail.India's legendary batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20 International. He made this big announcement during the post-match show. After him, Rohit Sharma also gave a big shock to the fans.
In fact, during the press conference after the match, Hitman said that this was his last T20 match. After this, he will never be seen playing in this format again. While talking to journalists, Rohit said,
“This was my last T20 match. I have enjoyed playing it ever since I started playing. There couldn't be a better time to say goodbye to this format. I have enjoyed every moment. I started my career with T20. I wanted to win the T20 World Cup at any cost.”
It's your Captain Rohit Sharma signing off from T20Is after the #T20WorldCup triumph! 🏆
He retires from the T20I cricket on a very special note!
Thank you, Captain! 🫡#TeamIndia , @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/NF0tJB6kO1
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 29, 2024
Before the start of the T20 World Cup 2024, the BCCI had made it clear to some senior players of Team India that this would be their last World Cup in this format. They had said that after this young players would be given a chance.
One name in this was Ravindra Jadeja. At present, this 35-year-old cricketer has not said goodbye to this format. Fans on social media are speculating that Jadeja, like Rohit and Kohli, can also announce retirement from T20 very soon.