Following India’s series victory against the West Indies, Rohit Sharma revealed his upcoming aspirations with the Indian team for the World Cup 2024. After India’s recent One Day International (ODI) series victory against the West Indies, Rohit Sharma discussed his future plans with the team at a promotional event in the United States.
Rohit took over as the all-format captain from Virat Kohli in 2021. Under his guidance, India reached the semi-finals of the ICC World T20 last year. Rohit’s India also reached the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at The Oval. Having reached consecutive finals in ICC events, the Asian giants are determined to end their trophy drought in the 2023 ODI World Cup on home soil.
As for Rohit’s future, there are speculations that the 36-year-old will bid farewell to international cricket after the tournament. He recently spoke about retirement talks after the West Indies ODI series in a video shared on Twitter. Additionally, Rohit expressed his excitement about the US co-hosting the 2024 World Cup, and he confirmed his anticipation for participating in the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup in the country.
“More than just going and enjoying, there is another reason to come here (in the USA). Because you know the World Cup is coming. In June, there will be the T20 World Cup (2024) happening in this part of the world. So, I’m pretty sure everyone is excited. So yaa, we look forward to that,” Rohit Sharma said.
“It’s not possible to play all formats” – Rohit Sharma
Captain Rohit Sharma said, " We've a T20I world cup coming in June 2024. It'll be pretty exciting and we're looking forward to it."
There's a hope Rohit Sharma will decide to play next t20i world cup 🤞pic.twitter.com/1aYQRATlP4
— Nisha (@NishaRo45_) August 6, 2023
Rohit, a vital player for India in all formats, was given a break during the five-match T20I series against the West Indies in the ODI World Cup year. During his absence, all-rounder Hardik Pandya took charge of the Indian side, particularly in the shorter formats.
There are speculations that Hardik might be the next white-ball captain for India after Rohit. However, Rohit previously stated that he has no intentions of stepping away from the shortest format of the game.
“At the moment I think it was made clear in the past that it’s a 50-over World Cup year for us. And for some of the guys, it’s not possible to play all formats.”
“If you look at the schedule, there were back-to-back matches, so we decided on just looking at some players’ workload that we wanted to make sure that they get enough break time and manage them,” Rohit told reporters in a press conference.
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