'Retirement has become a joke': Rohit Sharma won't reverse decision
Rohit Sharma, Team India's Test and ODI skipper, has confirmed that there is no chance of him returning to T20I cricket. The 37-year-old bid adieu to the format earlier this year, after leading India to the ICC T20 World Cup title. During a conversation with JioCinema, he expressed his views on the current trend of players reversing their retirement decisions in international cricket. "Retirement has become a joke these days in world cricket," he said.
Sharma criticizes inconsistent retirement decisions
Sharma criticized the inconsistency of some players' retirement decisions, noting that it often leads to confusion about their career status. He said, "People announce retirement but then return to play just like that." However, he clarified that this trend is not prevalent in India and his observations are based on players from other countries.
Sharma's T20I retirement followed World Cup victory
As mentioned, Sharma retired from T20Is after helping India win their second T20 World Cup title. Sharma, along with Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, announced their retirements from the format shortly after this triumph. Despite his retirement from the shortest format, Sharma continues to play ODI and Test cricket, serving as captain for these two longer formats of the game.
Sharma's T20I career: A look at his achievements
As per ESPNcricinfo, Sharma signed off with 49 wins as a captain in T20Is (excluding Super-Over wins). He went past Babar Azam (48). He led India in 62 matches, losing 12 (Tied 1). Sharma collected his 12th win as captain at the T20 World Cup. Rohit also bowed out as the highest run-scorer in men's T20Is. He finished with 4,231 runs from a record 159 games at 32.05. He hammered five tons.
