Rohit Sharma won the Player of the Match title by playing a brilliant innings of 76 runs in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. In this important match, India won the Champions Trophy for the third time by winning by four wickets against New Zealand. After this victory, former South African great AB de Villiers praised Rohit Sharma’s batting and leadership.
This victory adds another important chapter to Rohit Sharma’s achievements. With this, he has become the second most successful Indian captain to have led the team to two ICC trophies. He led India to the T20 World Cup in June 2024, when his team defeated South Africa in Bridgetown to win the title. India’s ICC title drought, which had been going on since 2013, has now ended under Rohit’s leadership.
End of retirement rumors
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Rohit Sharma dismissed rumors of retirement from ODI cricket, saying that his cricket career will continue for now. He said that he will continue to play ODIs even after retiring from T20 cricket. With this win, Rohit made it clear that his focus is completely on the upcoming matches. His brilliant innings in the final has once again made him the hero of Indian cricket.
AB de Villiers’ support
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Regarding Rohit Sharma’s recent form and his captaincy, AB de Villiers said, “A player like Rohit Sharma has no reason to retire. He is still performing brilliantly, especially his innings of 76 runs in the final gave India a strong start.” De Villiers also said that Rohit’s record itself testifies to his greatness.
Praise for Rohit’s batting figures
De Villiers also praised the change in Rohit Sharma’s game in the last few years. “If you look at his powerplay strike rate, it was quite low earlier. But since 2022, he has improved it to 115 in the first powerplay. This is the difference between a good player and a great player.”
Win percentage and importance of captaincy
Noting Rohit Sharma’s impressive win percentage, de Villiers called him one of the most successful ODI captains of all time. “His win percentage is around 74%, which is much higher than any other captain. If he continues like this, he will be counted among the most successful captains in history.”
Rohit made it clear that he is not going to retire and urged to put an end to these rumours.
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