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Seeing my water receding, don’t settle a house on my shore, I am the ocean and will definitely come back.. In the third and last ODI match against England Rohit Sharma’s innings at Lord’s Proves this line right. He performed a feat in this historic stadium, which no other Indian batsman has been able to do till date.

Rohit, known as ‘Hitman’, played a brilliant inning of 138 runs in 110 balls. During this period, 5 sixes and 17 fours came from his bat. Rohit has become the first Indian player to score a century in ODI at Lord’s.

How did the speculation about Rohit’s retirement start?

When Rohit Sharma scored 11 runs in the first ODI against England on 14 July and 26 runs in the second match in Cardiff, questions started being raised about his strike rate and his batting approach. Users on social media also started claiming that Rohit will take retirement after Lord’s ODI.

Retirement agenda changed 360 degrees in 3 days

Rohit came on the field on 19th July amid all this speculation… The innings he played after this was recorded in the golden letters of history. People who were speculating about his retirement got a befitting reply within 3 days. Rohit played not a small or ordinary innings but a huge innings. If the middle order batsmen had supported then India would have created history by scoring the biggest total and run chase at Lord’s.

BCCI Secretary had rejected the speculations about Rohit’s retirement.

BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia Even before the Lord’s ODI, he had rejected the ongoing speculations regarding Rohit’s retirement. He said that Rohit is an important member of the Indian ODI team. As long as there is a plan to include him in the team, he will continue to represent the country. Along with this, Saikia also made it clear that a player’s retirement is a personal decision.

What did Captain Gill say on the speculations of Rohit’s retirement after the match?

After the 27-run defeat at the hands of England at Lord’s, Indian team captain Shubman Gill said that there was no discussion in the team about making the third ODI against England the last match of Rohit Sharma. Rohit did not tell the team anything about his future.

Gill said that it was wonderful to see the way Rohit Bhai took his innings forward in the third ODI. The discussion between us was only about saving wickets, because that was the only way we could chase the big target.

What did BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla say on Rohit?

BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla said after the match that the kind of aggressive cricket played by England in the last overs played an important role in helping them win… But our batsmen also performed brilliantly… especially Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli… They once again proved that they are strong batsmen and still have power left in them.

What did Rohit Sharma say on the speculations of retirement?

A video of Rohit Sharma was shared by BCCI after Lord’s ODI. In this video, Rohit broke his silence on the speculations of his retirement and gave a befitting reply to the critics. Rohit said that the speculations happening after the field do not affect him at all. His entire focus is only on performing better to help the Indian team win. He said that as long as they play, the noise will remain. If there was no noise there would be no fun.

Gambhir-Agarkar got a befitting reply?

Some reports are claiming that chief selector Ajit Agarkar and Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir do not want to see Rohit Sharma in the team for the 2027 ODI World Cup… but the video shared by BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia, Vice President Rajeev Shukla and the board made it clear that Rohit is not going to retire at the moment. He will be a part of the 2027 ODI World Cup. This video is being considered as a befitting reply to Agarkar-Gambhir.

Does Jai Shah have support?

• On 14 February 2024, BCCI Secretary (currently ICC Chairman) Jay Shah suddenly announced that Rohit Sharma will be the captain of the team for the T20 World Cup to be held in America and West Indies.
• This created a stir in the cricket world. At that time the command of the team was in the hands of Hardik Pandya. No one expected that Rohit would be made the captain.
• In January, Rohit and Kohli returned to the T-20 team after 14 months. Rohit also scored a century in a T-20 match against Afghanistan.
• Jay Shah expressed confidence that under the captaincy of Rohit, Team India will definitely win the T20 World Cup this time. He said that the Indian team had to face a crushing defeat in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup, but the team had won 10 consecutive matches.
• Rohit proved Jay Shah’s statement right and made India win the T20 World Cup title for the second time after 2007. The Indian team gave a crushing defeat to South Africa in the final.
• Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah changed the entire fate of the match in the last overs. How can anyone forget the catch that Suryakumar Yadav took of David Miller on the boundary line.
• After the T20 World Cup, Jay Shah’s trust in Rohit Sharma increased even more. Some people are even saying that Rohit remains in the team because of Jay Shah.
• After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit retired from this format, after which ICC made him its brand ambassador for the T20 World Cup to be held in India in 2026. This announcement was made by ICC Chairman Jai Shah himself.

Overall, it has become clear that Rohit Sharma’s innings has silenced the critics. He proved with his performance at Lord’s that he still has a lot of power left and he can score a double century in ODI for the fourth time. Rohit has only one dream – to lift the ODI World Cup trophy in 2027… He is making every possible effort to fulfill this dream.