Indian skipper Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the T20I format after India won the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados. Rohit retired from T20Is and continues to play the game in the Indian Premier League (IPL). A few months after India won an ICC trophy, Rohit stated that he retired to make way for other players in the format.
“The only reason I retired from T20Is is because I have had my time, I enjoyed playing the format, I played for 17 years, I did well and all of that,” said Rohit.
“Then, you won the (2024) World Cup. This was the best time for me to decide that ‘okay, this is now time for me to move on and look after the other things’. There are a lot of good players who can do well for India.”
Rohit also said how he still has what it takes to represent India in all formats. He also told about how he trains his mind in order to meet the high standards of fitness to play international cricket.
“It (decision to retire from T20Is) was not because I felt anything. I just felt this was the right time. I could still play all three formats easily. That’s why I say fitness is in your mind, how you train your mind.”
“I believe everything is in the mind. I am a person who has got a lot of self-belief because I know that I can control my mind when I have to. Sometimes it’s not easy. I know most of the time I can do that. If you tell your body that you are young, you can do this, you can do that, (then) of course you can,” Rohit concluded.
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