Indian cricket icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from T20 Internationals after leading India to victory in the T20 World Cup 2024

Indian cricket icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from T20 Internationals after leading India to victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday.

30/06/2024 (JKNN) In the final against South Africa, Kohli scored 76 runs off 59 deliveries, rescuing the Indian team from a precarious position at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. His performance was crucial in securing India’s second T20 World Cup title and their first in 17 years, earning him the Player of the Match award.”

This is my last T20 game for India, my last World Cup,” said the 37-year-old Kohli. “I wanted to make the most of it and win an ICC tournament. It’s time for the next generation to take over, and I have no doubt they will keep the flag flying high.”Kohli ends his T20I career with 4188 runs in 125 matches, at an average of 48.69 and a strike rate of 137.04. He is the second-highest run-scorer in the format and the fastest to reach 3500 runs. Kohli also tops the run charts in T20 World Cups with 1292 runs in 35 matches, and he is the only player to have been the highest run-scorer in two different T20 World Cups.Rohit Sharma, with 4231 runs in 159 matches, is the leading run-scorer in T20 Internationals. He debuted in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2007 and was pivotal in India’s win under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. In the 2024 T20 World Cup, he led India as captain, scoring 257 runs in eight matches.”This is my last game as well, no better time to say goodbye to this format,” said Rohit after the final. “I’ve loved every moment of this. I started my career for India playing this format, and I wanted to win the World Cup.”

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