Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Retire from T20Is After India's T20 World Cup 2024 Victory
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Retire from T20Is After India's T20 World Cup 2024 Victory
Bridgetown [Barbados], June 30: Indian cricket legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have announced their retirement from T20 Internationals. Allrounder Hardik Pandya expressed that winning the T20 World Cup 2024 is the best farewell for these two giants of Indian cricket.
Rohit Sharma's Achievements
Rohit Sharma, with 4231 runs in 159 games, is the highest scorer in T20Is. He holds the record for the most hundreds (five) in T20 internationals and has won two T20 World Cups, one in 2007 as a player and the latest in 2024 as captain.
Virat Kohli's Achievements
Virat Kohli, the second-highest T20I run-scorer with 4,188 runs, is also the highest run-getter in T20 World Cup history with 1292 runs. He decided to retire after the T20 World Cup 2024 victory.
Final Match Highlights
In the final match, India won the toss and chose to bat first. Despite an early setback at 34/3, a partnership between Virat Kohli (76) and Axar Patel (47) helped India reach 176/7. South Africa's chase was thwarted by Indian bowlers Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya, who restricted them to 169/8. Virat Kohli was named 'Player of the Match' for his performance.
Hardik Pandya's Statement
Hardik Pandya praised Rohit and Virat, calling them 'two giants and legends' of Indian cricket. He mentioned that the team will miss them but believes this victory is the best farewell they could give.
India's ICC Trophy Drought Ends
With this victory, India secured their first ICC title since the Champions Trophy in 2013, ending their ICC trophy drought.
Doubts Revealed
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is a famous Indian cricketer known for his excellent batting skills. He has scored the most runs in T20 International matches.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is another famous Indian cricketer who is known for his amazing batting. He has scored the most runs in T20 World Cup history.
T20Is
T20Is stands for Twenty20 Internationals, which are cricket matches that last about three hours. Each team gets to bat for 20 overs.
T20 World Cup
The T20 World Cup is a big cricket tournament where teams from different countries compete. It happens every few years.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya is an Indian cricketer known for his all-rounder skills, meaning he is good at both batting and bowling.
176/7
176/7 means that the Indian cricket team scored 176 runs and lost 7 wickets in their innings.
169/8
169/8 means that the South African cricket team scored 169 runs and lost 8 wickets in their innings.
Player of the Match
Player of the Match is an award given to the best player in a particular cricket match. In this case, Virat Kohli won it.
ICC trophy drought
ICC trophy drought means that India had not won any major cricket tournaments organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2013.
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