Will Rohit Sharma retire after the Champions Trophy? Gautam Gambhir gave the answer.
Champions Trophy 2025 is now in its final stage. Team India has reached the final. In such a situation, the big question is what will be the decision of Indian captain Rohit Sharma after the final to be played on March 9? Will he retire or will he continue his game in the 50-over format? After defeating Australia in the semi-finals, Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir has answered this big question related to national interest.
Speculation about Rohit's retirement after Champions Trophy
Actually, before the Champions Trophy, such reports had come out that BCCI is now thinking beyond Rohit Sharma in the ODI format. It is looking for a new captain for the team for the preparations of the 2027 ODI World Cup. It was also said in the report that the Champions Trophy being played in Pakistan will be the last tournament of Rohit's ODI career. Meaning, after this he can retire from ODI cricket.
Gautam Gambhir was asked, what is Rohit's plan?
However, the way Rohit has led the team in the Champions Trophy 2025, he has taken it to the finals. After seeing that, the fans were again forced to think whether Rohit will really retire from ODIs? When the same thought of the fans came in the form of a question in front of Gautam Gambhir in the press conference held in Dubai, he answered it. The direct question to Gautam Gambhir was what is Rohit Sharma's plan after the Champions Trophy? How much cricket is left in him?
When the captain is making an impact in the match, then it is a great thing, said Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir said that the Champions Trophy final is just around the corner.. what should I say about this right now? But, I will say one thing that if your captain bats at this kind of tempo then it is a message to the dressing room that he still has cricket left in him. Gambhir said that Rohit may not have played a big innings but his innings was impressive. We judge our players on the basis of that impact.
Gambhir further said that as an expert and journalist you look at runs and average but we only see what kind of impact that player has left in the match. If that thing is amazing then it doesn't matter. If the captain is the first to raise his hand in the kind of cricket we want to play then nothing can be better than that.
Rohit Sharma scored 28 runs off 29 balls in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2025 played against Australia, which included 3 fours and 1 six.