Ponting dissects Rohit’s call to not retire from ODIs after Champions Trophy win

Speaking with host Crystal Arnold on The ICC Review, former Australia skipper Ponting stated that Rohit is likely to have had a specific goal in mind when he made the announcement.

“When you start getting to that point of your career, everyone's waiting for you to retire,” Ponting said.

“And I don't know why, when you can still play as well as he's played (in the final), I think he was just trying to put those questions to bed once and for all and say, ‘no, I'm still playing well enough. I love playing in this team. I love leading this team.’

“And I think, the fact that he said that, to me, it means that he must have that goal in mind of playing in the next (50-over) World Cup (in 2027).”

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