Nowadays retirement is a joke… Rohit Sharma, who has said goodbye to T20, made a shocking statement, said this on taking a U-turn

Team India captain Rohit Sharma is all set for the Bangladesh Test series. Before the start of this series, he has given a big statement regarding retirement. Rohit Sharma retired from T20 International after the historic victory of T20 World Cup 2024. This is also Rohit's favorite format. In such a situation, he has given a big statement on whether the Indian captain can take a U-turn from his decision in the coming time or not.

Rohit's big statement on retirement

Rohit Sharma said goodbye to this format as soon as he won the final match of T20 World Cup 2024. Apart from Rohit, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja had announced their retirement from T20 International. Talking about taking a U-turn from retirement, Rohit said on Jio Cinema, 'Retirement has become a joke in world cricket these days, players announce retirement and then come back to play cricket.

This has not happened in India, it is rarely seen in India, although I am watching players from other countries. They first announce retirement and then take a U-turn. So you do not understand whether a player has retired or not. But my decision is final and I am very clear. It was the right time to say goodbye to the format I loved playing in very much.'

T20I career lasted 17 years

Rohit Sharma played T20 cricket for Team India for almost 17 years. During this time, he was a part of both the T20 World Cup champion teams. In 2007, he won the T20 World Cup title as a player, and then in 2024, he managed to win this trophy as a captain. Rohit played a total of 159 T20 matches for Team India during this period. In these matches, he scored 4231 runs with the help of 5 centuries. At the same time, Rohit also has 32 half-centuries to his name in this format.

Eye on third consecutive WTC final

The biggest challenge for Rohit Sharma now is to make it to the final of the World Test Championship for the third consecutive time. Team India is currently at the top of the points table. In such a situation, the two-match Test series to be played against Bangladesh is going to be very important for them.

After this series, Team India has to play 3 Test matches against New Zealand at home and then the Indian team will tour Australia. 5 Test matches will be played between the two teams on this tour. This series will be Team India's last series in the World Test Championship 2023-25. The final will be played after this.