Shedding 2023 WC Last Nonetheless On His Thoughts: Ricky Ponting Says Rohits Unfinished Enterprise Is Driving Him To Proceed In ODIs

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting mentioned {that a} sense of unfinished enterprise after shedding the 50-over World Cup last to Australia in 2023 is taking part in on Indian skipper Rohit Sharma’s thoughts after the Champions Trophy win, as a result of which he has not retired from the format on a excessive.

Having been appointed India’s captain again in 2021 on the age of 34, Rohit Sharma on Sunday clinched his second ICC title – following the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup win final 12 months – as India closed an invincible Champions Trophy marketing campaign in Dubai.

Now approaching 38, there have been talks across the Indian skipper’s retirement from the ODI format, an act not with out priority, given how Rohit had retired from T20Is after successful the T20 World Cup.

However Rohit quashed them within the press convention following the ultimate win towards New Zealand. “Yet one more factor, I’m not going to retire from this format, simply to ensure no extra rumours are unfold,” Rohit informed reporters after a Participant-of-the-Match efficiency, as quoted by ICC.

Talking with host Crystal Arnold on The ICC Evaluate, Ponting acknowledged that Rohit is prone to have had a selected purpose in thoughts when he made the announcement. “If you begin attending to that time of your profession, everyone seems to be ready so that you can retire,” Ponting mentioned.

“And I have no idea why, when you possibly can nonetheless play in addition to he has performed (within the last), I feel he was simply making an attempt to place these inquiries to mattress as soon as and for all and say, ‘no, I’m nonetheless taking part in nicely sufficient. I like taking part in on this staff. I like main this staff.”

“And I feel, the truth that he mentioned that, to me, it implies that he should have that purpose in thoughts of taking part in within the subsequent (50-over) World Cup (in 2027),” he concluded.

India hosted the final Males’s Cricket World Cup, and had an distinctive run below Rohit’s management, successful 10 successive video games in dominant trend of their run until the finals. Nevertheless, the facet fell on the last stage, having been dealt a six-wicket defeat by the hands of the Pat Cummins-led Australia within the summit conflict.

Ponting believes {that a} sense of unfinished enterprise might must do with Rohit’s choice to remain in cost till the 2027 Males’s Cricket World Cup to be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

“I feel in all probability the truth that they misplaced the final one and he was captain, that may be the factor that is taking part in on the again of his thoughts,” Ponting famous. “Simply have yet another crack at making an attempt 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 last, you wouldn’t say that his time is up simply but,” he concluded. Talking after the win, Rohit had additionally mentioned that with regard to taking part in 2027 World Cup, he’s conserving all his choices open, although he refused to decide to being part of the squad for the marquee event going down in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

“It is vitally exhausting to say that proper now,” he mentioned on the prospect of collaborating within the showcase in two years’ time as quoted by ICC.

“However I’m conserving all my choices open. I need to see how nicely I’m taking part in. Proper now, I’m taking part in actually, rather well, and I’m having fun with all the things I’m doing with this staff, and the staff is having fun with my firm as nicely, which is sweet.”

“I can’t actually say 2027, as a result of it’s too far, however I’m conserving all my choices open,” he concluded his level. Hitman completed the 2025 Champions Trophy with 180 runs in 5 matches at a mean of 36.00 and a strike charge of 100.00, with the most effective rating of 76.