Australia legend Ricky Ponting believes Rohit Sharma remains to be going sturdy and a way of unfinished enterprise was behind his choice to proceed enjoying and main India within the 50-over format till the 2027 ODI World Cup to be collectively hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Barring the ODI World Cup, Rohit has received all ICC titles whereas captaining India. He got here agonisingly near laying his palms on the 50-over world title at dwelling in 2023, solely to lose to Australia within the remaining.
Talking on The ICC Assessment, the previous Australia skipper mentioned Rohit is fairly clear about his future targets.
“Once you begin attending to that time of your profession, everybody’s ready so that you can retire. And I do not know why, when you possibly can nonetheless play in addition to he is performed (within the Champions Trophy remaining), I believe he was simply making an attempt to place these inquiries to mattress as soon as and for all and say, ‘no, I am nonetheless enjoying nicely sufficient. I like enjoying on this staff. I like main this staff.’ “And I believe, the truth that he mentioned that, to me, it signifies that he will need to have that purpose in thoughts of enjoying within the subsequent (50-over) World Cup (in 2027),” Ponting acknowledged.
Handed the duty of captaincy in 2021 on the age of 34, Rohit on Sunday clinched his second ICC title — following the T20 World Cup win final yr — as India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets to win the Champions Trophy in Dubai.
Chasing 252, Rohit, 38, led from the entrance with an 83-ball 76 on the prime to set the platform for a cushty win.
Within the run-up to the event, there have been talks round Rohit’s retirement from the ODI format after the Champions Trophy, as he had retired from T20Is after profitable the T20 World Cup.
However Rohit merely rejected the theories on the post-match press convention following the ultimate.
“Yet one more factor, I am not going to retire from this format, simply to ensure no extra rumours are unfold,” Rohit informed reporters after profitable the player-of-the-match award.
Ponting mentioned the urge to win the one lacking ICC trophy in his cupboard, the ODI World Cup, is likely to be behind Rohit’s thoughts to delay his profession.
“I believe most likely the truth that they (India) misplaced the final one and he was captain, that is likely to be the factor that is enjoying on the again of his thoughts,” the Australian mentioned.
“Simply have another crack at making an attempt to win the T20 World Cup, the Champions Trophy, and the ODI World Cup.
“I imply whenever you see him play like he performed within the Champions Trophy remaining, you would not say that his time is up simply but,” Ponting added.
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