Rohit Sharma Joins Virat Kohli; Retires From T20Is After T20 World Cup Triumph

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma [AP]

In a significant development, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement after India clinched the T20 World Cup 2024 trophy against South Africa in the grand finale at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. 

This announcement came shortly after his long-time teammate Virat Kohli brought down the curtains on his fabled career, minutes after India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final.

"This was my last game as well. No better time to say goodbye. I wanted this (trophy) badly. It's very hard to put in words," Rohit told the post-match press conference."This what I wanted and it happened. I was very desperate for this in my life. Happy that we crossed the line this time," he added.

After Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma retires from T20IS

The 37-year-old had led India in the 2022 T20 World Cup where the team was ousted in the semifinals by eventual champions England.

A year later, India reached the final of the 50-over World Cup at home under his leadership, but succumbed to Australia in the summit clash at Ahmedabad.

Rohit leaves T20Is with 4231 runs from 159 matches, having made five hundreds and 32 fifties. He continues to be active in the Test and ODI formats.

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