Rohit Sharma opened up on his T20I retirement in great detail, insisting that the decision wasn't driven by his growing age.

In a recent podcast, Sharma opened up about why he decided to hang up his T20I boots. He said, "The only reason I retired from T20Is is because I have had my time, I enjoyed playing the format, I played for 17 years.

Rohit Sharma said "No, No, I'm not thinking about retirement & only reason I retired from T20I is because I have had my time, I enjoyed playing the format, won 2024 T20 WC, This was the best time for me to move on from T20I as there are lots of very good players who can do well… pic.twitter.com/DY7kACp64w

Team India captain Rohit Sharma strongly denied any notion of retiring from international cricket anytime soon despite approaching his 40s. The right-handed batter declared that he still feels good enough to play all three formats and only retired from T20Is to give chance to younger players.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma revealed that he is still capable of playing all three formats but it felt like the right time for him to retired from T20Is.

Rohit Sharma retired from T20 Internationals following India's T20 World Cup victory in June this year. He says he felt it was the right moment to step aside and concentrate on other formats, giving younger players a chance.