Retirement Can Wait! Rohit Sharma Drops Major Hint With 2024 T20 World Cup Comment

06.08.2023 - 08:29 sports.ndtv.com

A big shift was brought in India's T20 setup after the conclusion of the 2022 T20 World Cup, with Hardik Pandya leading the Indian team in the shortest format.

Though the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli haven't quit the format, the two continue to remain sidelined in T20s, with the selectors preferring to give opportunities to youngsters.

While there remain doubts over Rohit's continuity beyond the 2023 ODI World Cup, the Hitman himself dropped a major hint suggesting he isn't planning to call it quits anytime soon.

In a video that has surfaced online, Rohit could be seen talking about the 2024 T20 World Cup, which is to take place in the United States of America and West Indies.

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India skipper Rohit Sharma visited the Balaji temple in Tirupati with his family ahead of Asia Cup, set to kick off on August 30. A video is going viral on social media in which Rohit could be seen walking towards his car with his wife Ritika Sajdeh following him, carrying daughter Samaira in her arms. Meanwhile, the policemen could be seen clearing the way for the India captain and his family as fans in huge numbers try to get close to Rohit. The fans also took their phones out to capture the moment.

Watch: Rohit Sharma Visits Tirupati Balaji Temple With Family Ahead Of Asia Cup 2023

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Suryakumar Yadav's No. 4 ODI Experiment Nearing End? Rohit Sharma Gives Big Hint

After two back-to-back losses, Team India finally took a sigh of relief after they registered a comfortable seven-wicket victory over West Indies in the third T20I of Tuesday. Trailing 1-2 in the five-match series, the Hardik Pandya-led side chased down the target of 160 in just 17.5 overs. The major contribution came from batter Suryakumar Yadav, who turned on his beast mode and smashed 83 runs off just 44 balls. It was a great moment for the Indian camp to see a brilliant innings from Surya as the batter had been struggling to get runs for quite some time now. In the recently concluded ODI series, Surya failed to leave a mark, which has put questions about his place in the squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup.

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