India captain Rohit Sharma gave a priceless answer on his retirement rumours following India’s win in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand on Sunday, March 9 in Dubai. India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final to clinch their third Champions Trophy title.
Ahead of the summit clash, there were widespread reports claiming that the India skipper might bid adieu to ODI cricket after the end of the tournament. Following India’s win, Rohit was asked about his future plans in the post-match press conference. The star batter laughed off the question at first and went on to say, “Koi future plan ni hai. Jo chal ra hai wo chalega (There’s no future plan, things will keep on going as they are). I’m not going to retire from this format. Just to make sure that no rumours are spread moving forward.”
Furthermore, Rohit praised the entire team for back-to-back undefeated ICC trophy triumphs and credited the team’s preparation for clinching the title.
“We’ll see, winning two ICC trophies is a big achievement for the team and to go undefeated is again icing on the cake. I’ve seen very few teams, who’ve won two back-to-back tournaments undefeated. For us it was important to prepare well after coming here (Dubai) and play what was in front of us. We used the conditions to our advantage and won the title,” said Rohit in the post-match press conference.
Rohit led his team from the front in the final with his sublime innings of 76 (83), studded with seven fours and three sixes. He got off the mark with a gigantic six on his second delivery through his trademark pull shot against Kyle Jamieson. He brought up his half-century off 41 deliveries, which was co-incidentally his maiden 50-plus score in an ICC event final.
He was finally dismissed on 76 (83), getting stumped by Rachin Ravindra. Following his dismissal, Shreyas Iyer (48 off 62) and Axar Patel (29 off 40) stitched a crucial 61-run stand for the fourth wicket to stabilize the innings. After the duo got out, KL Rahul (34* off 33), Hardik Pandya (18 off 18) and Ravindra Jadeja (9 off 6) took India over the finishing line in 49 overs, successfully chasing down the target of 252.
