Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels that the sense of unfinished business after losing the ODI World Cup 2023 against Australia is still playing on Team India skipper Rohit Sharma`s mind. Ponting feels this is the reason that the Indian skipper didn`t retire from the ODIs on a high.Wearing Team India`s captaincy in 2021, Rohit Sharma claimed two back-to-back ICC titles, T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025.
Now approaching 38, there were talks surrounding Rohit Sharma`s retirement following how he drew curtains on his T20I career after winning the World Cup in the shortest format.But Rohit Sharma brushed out all the speculations after winning the Champions Trophy 2025 final."One more thing, I am not going to retire from this format, just to make sure no more rumours are spread," Rohit told reporters after a Player-of-the-Match performance, as quoted by ICC.
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I love playing in this team. I love leading.
