Rohit Sharma not retiring as a result of he desires ‘yet one more crack’ at ODI World Cup: Ricky Ponting | Cricket Information – The Instances of India

India suffered a heartbreak on the final ODI World Cup in 2023, which slipped out of the fingers of Rohit Sharma’s staff on the final hurdle, as they misplaced the ultimate to Australia after an unbeaten run to that time. And former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that is the explanation why Rohit determined to not stop ODIs after India received the ICC Champions Trophy final week in Dubai.
The following ODI World Cup is in 2027, when South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will collectively host the showpiece 50-over occasion.
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“I believe in all probability the truth that they misplaced the final one (ODI World Cup) and he was the captain, that is perhaps the factor that is enjoying on the again of his thoughts,” Ponting mentioned on The ICC Evaluation.
“Simply have yet one more crack at attempting to win the T20 World Cup, the Champions Trophy and the ODI World Cup. I imply if you see him play like he performed within the Champions Trophy ultimate, you would not say that his time is up simply but.”

Rohit scored 76 and added 105 runs for the opening partnership with Shubman Gill to put the muse of India’s run-chase and subsequently a four-wicket triumph, after that they had restricted New Zealand to 251 for 7 within the ultimate on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on March 9.
Rohit had earlier scripted historical past after the win over Australia within the semis, which made him the one captain to have led his staff to the ultimate of all 4 ICC occasions — World Check Championship, ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy and the T20 World Cup, which India received final June.
Rohit and Virat Kohli had introduced their retirement from T20Is after clinching the World Cup in Barbados final 12 months. It was, subsequently, being speculated that the duo would possibly dangle their ODI boots as effectively.
Nonetheless, Rohit put an finish to these speculations at his press convention after the Champions Trophy ultimate.
“I am not going to retire from this format, simply to verify no extra rumours are unfold,” Rohit mentioned.
Rohit, who will flip 38 in April, will full 4 years on the helm of Indian cricket — after he was handed over the staff’s captaincy in 2021; and his determination to proceed has clearly said that he believes he can nonetheless ship on the high degree.
“While you begin attending to that time of your profession, everybody’s ready so that you can retire,” Ponting mentioned. “And I do not know why, when you possibly can nonetheless play in addition to he is performed (within the ultimate). I believe he was simply attempting to place these inquiries to mattress as soon as and for all and say, ‘no, I am nonetheless enjoying effectively sufficient. I like enjoying on this staff. I like main this staff.’
“And I believe, the truth that he mentioned that, to me it implies that he should have that objective in thoughts of enjoying within the subsequent (ODI) World Cup.”