Team India's skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday shared a photo on Instagram in which Rohit can be seen waking up from his sleep with T20 World Cup trophy and winners medal on his bedside. The T20 World Cup trophy was beside Rohit Sharma at the hotel room after India won it after a long gap of 17 years.
While sharing the photo Rohit Sharma wrote,"Morning everybody' Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20 Internationals after guiding the team to its second World Cup in the format, describing it as the perfect time to "say goodbye".
This was after Virat Kohli also brought down curtains on his fabled career minutes after India defeated South Africa by seven runs at the Kensington Oval in the final by seven runs.
"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.
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.
*With Agency Inputs
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