Rohit Sharma will not say goodbye to ODI cricket, puts an end to speculations

New Delhi. Indian team Captain Rohit Sharma put a full stop to all the speculations that he would say goodbye to One Day International cricket after the Champions Trophy 2025 final. Rohit Sharma dismissed the news of his retirement after winning the Champions Trophy on Sunday and said that he is not going to say goodbye to ODI cricket right now.

Since the time of the Australia tour, there was speculation about Rohit’s captaincy and his place in the team, but his innings of 76 runs in the final against New Zealand proved to be a lifesaver for his career. He said in the press conference after the four-wicket win over New Zealand in the final, “I am not retiring from the ODI format. Please do not spread rumors.”

When asked about future plans, he said, “There is no future plan. Whatever is happening will go on.” From this it can be said that Rohit Sharma wants to play Test and ODI international cricket for the country in future as well. He has retired from T20 International cricket after the T20 World Cup 2024. In such a situation, it was being said that he would also retire from ODIs after the Champions Trophy. However, this is not the case.

By the way, if seen, Rohit Sharma would want to play the ODI World Cup till 2027, because he often says that the ICC Trophy means the ODI World Cup for him, which he has missed twice after coming close. In 2019, he scored five centuries, but the team lost in the semi-finals there and under his captaincy in 2023, the team lost in the final. In such a situation, he might want to try to win that title once more.