Two modern day legends of Indian cricket- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their retirement following India’s T20 World Cup 2024 Final victory against South Africa. Kohli announced his retirement while receiving the player of the match award, while Rohit announce his retirement in the press conference.
What Virat Kohli Said About His Retirement
“This was my last T20 World Cup, this is exactly what we wanted to achieve. One day you feel like you can’t get a run and this happens, God is great. Just the occasion, now or never kind of situation. This was my last T20 game playing for India. We wanted to lift that cup. [if he is confirming if this was his last T20I] Yes I have, this was an open secret. Wasn’t something that I was not going to announce even if we had lost. Time for the next generation to take the T20 game forward and do wonders as we have seen them do in the IPL. I have no doubts that they will keep the flag waving high and take this team further from here now.”
What Rohit Sharma Said About His Retirement
“This is my last game as well, no better time to say goodbye to this format. I’ve loved every moment of this. I started my career for India playing this format and this is what I wanted, I wanted to win the World Cup.”
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Rahul Dravid’s Coaching Career Also Comes to An End
Rahul Dravid has also retired from the post of Indian Cricket team head coach. The T20 World Cup was his last assignment and he finished his career on a high. There are rumours that Gautam Gambhir is going to be the next head coach for India.
