Ponting reveals the potential reason for why Rohit didn't retire from the ODIs

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels that the sense of unfinished business after losing the ODI World Cup 2023 against Australia is still playing on Team India skipper Rohit Sharmas mind Ponting feels this is the reason that the Indian skipper didnt retire from the ODIs on a highWearing Team Indias captaincy in 2021 Rohit Sharma claimed two backtoback ICC titles T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025Now approaching 38 there were talks surrounding Rohit Sharmas retirement following how he drew curtains on his T20I career after winning the World Cup in the shortest formatBut Rohit Sharma brushed out all the speculations after winning the Champions Trophy 2025 finalOne more thing I am not going to retire from this format just to make sure no more rumours are spread Rohit told reporters after a PlayeroftheMatch performance as quoted by ICCAlso ReadOpponents have to study him before counter attacking Pandit on Varun ChakravarthySpeaking with host Crystal Arnold on The ICC Review Ricky Ponting stated that Rohit is likely to have had a specific goal in mind when he made the announcementWhen you start getting to that point of your career everyone is waiting for you to retire Ponting saidAnd I do not know why when you can still play as well as he has played in the final I think he was just trying to put those questions to bed once and for all and say no I am still playing well enough I love playing in this team I love leading this teamAnd I think the fact that he said that to me it means that he must have that goal in mind of playing in the next 50over World Cup in 2027 he concludedIndia hosted the last Mens Cricket World Cup and had an exceptional run under Rohit Sharmas leadership winning 10 successive games in dominant fashion in their run till the finals However the side fell at the final stage having been dealt a sixwicket defeat at the hands of the Pat Cumminsled Australia in the summit clashPonting believes that a sense of unfinished business may have to do with Rohits decision to stay in charge until the 2027 Mens Cricket World Cup to be held in South Africa Zimbabwe and NamibiaI think probably the fact that they lost the last one and he was captain that might be the thing thats playing on the back of his mind Ponting notedJust have one more crack at trying to win the T20 World Cup the Champions Trophy and the ODI World CupI mean when you see him play like he played in the Champions Trophy final you would not say that his time is up just yet he concludedSpeaking after the win Rohit had also said that with regard to playing the 2027 World Cup he is keeping all his options open though he refused to commit to being a part of the squad for the marquee tournament taking place in South Africa Zimbabwe and NamibiaIt is very hard to say that right now he said on the prospect of taking part in the showcase in two years time as quoted by ICCBut I am keeping all my options open I want to see how well I am playing Right now I am playing really really well and I am enjoying everything I am doing with this team and the team is enjoying my company as well which is niceI cannot really say 2027 because it is too far but I am keeping all my options open he concluded his pointRohit Sharma concluded the Champions Trophy 2025 with 180 runs in five matches with an average of 3600 and a strike rate of 10000 His best score in the tournament was 76 runsWith ANI Inputs