Rohit Sharma Retirement Rumors: Rohit Sharma may retire after the third ODI against England. Meanwhile, an old statement from him regarding retirement has surfaced.

Rohit Sharma's old statement on retirement

Rohit Sharma will play the final match of his international career on July 19th. The third and decisive ODI between India and England will be played at Lord's, and media reports have claimed that Rohit will play his last match there. However, there has been no confirmation from Rohit or the BCCI.

This isn't the first time rumors of Rohit Sharma's retirement have surfaced. Team India won the Champions Trophy 2025 under his captaincy, and even after that, various claims about Rohit's retirement surfaced. On May 7th, he announced his retirement from the Test format. Following this, the "Hitman" stated that he would retire when his heart says, "Enough is enough."

What does Rohit Sharma think about retirement?

It was last year when Rohit Sharma, in an interview after his Test retirement, had said, "The day I feel that I am not able to do what I want to do on the field, I will stop playing. But for now, I believe that whatever I am doing is helping the team."

Will Rohit really retire?

In fact, according to a report published in The Indian Express, the selectors have informed Rohit Sharma that he is not in the plans for the 2027 World Cup. It has been reported that the selectors want to give Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has been waiting for his chance for next year's World Cup, a chance. However, no official confirmation has been made in this regard yet.