Rohit Sharma is not retiring from ODI cricket, he said after main India to their 1/3 Champions Trophy identify. "I'm now not going to retire from this layout, simply to ensure that no rumours are unfold going ahead," he said at the press convention after India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final. Rohit stated there was "no future plan" and that "what is taking place will hold happening" in ODI cricket, while requested about in which he stood in his profession after prevailing again-to-back ICC titles. He had led India to victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup in June last year and retired from that format after the final. "Let's see. It is a extraordinary group achievement for the team to win two ICC trophies and to move undefeated is the icing on the cake. I have seen very few teams which have received tournaments undefeated. For us, the most critical aspect changed into that we come here and prepared and performed the competition. We used the conditions nicely and received. Future plan... There is no destiny plan, whatever is taking place will preserve happening." At the post-in shape presentation, Rohit had excessive praise for KL Rahul's calmness in a annoying chase. Rahul turned into unbeaten on 34 off 33 balls in tough batting situations and said he changed into "s****ing himself" toward the quit of India's chase of 252. "Again, a totally strong mind," Rohit stated of Rahul. "He by no means gets overawed by using stress around him. That's one of the reasons why we wanted to have him within the center section, to try to end off video games for us. With his experience and sophistication, there is a chunk of calmness whilst he bats. "He alternatives the proper photographs to play under stress conditions, which glaringly lets in the opposite men batting round him to come and play freely. For example, Hardik [Pandya] got here out and performed a few simply top photographs in both video games that gave us a few freedom. Overall, the batsmanship proven by using all our batters in the course of the event became wonderful." Rohit himself got India's chase off to a effective begin, scoring 49 off forty balls within the powerplay and happening to add one zero five with Shubman Gill for the primary wicket. Rohit finished with seventy six off eighty three balls. "It makes it plenty less difficult; it gives you freedom as nicely," Rohit said of India's batting intensity giving him the freedom to attack at the begin. "Which is why I said in advance as well, that we desired to have batting depth as deep as viable. [Ravindra] Jadeja coming at No. Eight gives you the self belief to move barely hard up front with the new ball. If it comes off, it comes off. If it would not, then so be it. As long as I'm clear in my thoughts, it's the maximum critical factor." Rohit additionally praised his spinners for living up to expectancies. India caught to their four-pronged spin method for the ultimate 3 games, beginning with the remaining institution fixture towards New Zealand when they first unleashed Varun Chakravarthy, who by the way wasn't inside the preliminary squad of 15. "Not simply this recreation but proper from the start, our spinners particularly, there may be too many expectancies while you are gambling on a pitch like that, but they in no way upset," Rohit stated. "We do recognize their strengths; playing on pitches like these helped and we used it to our gain. Throughout the event, in phrases of bowling, we were very regular." Varun finished the tournament as the second one-maximum wicket-taker. He took 9 wickets in 3 innings at 15.11 apiece and with an financial system rate of four.53. He failed to play India's first group games in opposition to Bangladesh and Pakistan, however took 5 for 42 in his first possibility, the third group in shape towards New Zealand. "He has were given something specific about him," Rohit stated. "When we are gambling on such pitches, we want the batters to do something special and that is whilst he turns into loads more dangerous. He failed to start off in the tournament for us, however whilst he performed towards New Zealand and collected a five-for, we noticed the sort of potential he possesses. We desired to maximise that, and he didn't disappoint. He's were given brilliant first-rate in his bowling, fortunately it got here to use a various times."