'RETIREMENT HAS BECOME A JOKE..PLAYERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES': ROHIT SHARMA TAKES INDIRECT DIG AT PAKISTAN PLAYERS
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's decision to retire from the T20I format following their historic triumph in the recent T20 World Cup 2024 has long been one of the biggest topics of discussion in the cricketing world. The Indian captain is firm on his stand to not play the shortest format of the game at the International level and also talked about how a lot of players have been coming out of retirement to compete again and how it is making the whole process appear like a joke.
Rohit on retirement
"Retirement has become a joke these days in the world of cricket these days. People announce retirement but then return to play. It hasn’t happened in India, it’s rare here. However, I have been observing players from other countries – they announce retirement but then make a U-turn. So you never really know whether someone has actually retired," Rohit said on JioCinema.
"My decision is final and I am very clear. It was a perfect time to say goodbye to the format which I really loved playing. I played 50-over cricket for India and then directly I played T20 World Cup in 2007. I won then and then this one too (2024 T20 World Cup). Good time to move on," he added.
Recently, Pakistan stars Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir came out of retirement to compete in the T20 World Cup 2024. However, the Men in Green could not even get past the group stage after embarrassing losses against hosts USA and arch-rivals India.
Rohit Sharma will be returning to action as he leads Indian team for a two-match Test series against Bangaldesh which will be starting at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on September 19. This will also be the beginning of a long red-ball season for India which will include 10 Test matches, including five against and in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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