After defeating New Zealand by four wickets here on Sunday and winning the ICC Champions Trophy for the third time, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that it is a great feeling to have the result in your favor. Rohit, who was the 'Player of the Match' after playing a half-century of 76 runs in the final, told the critics spreading rumors of retirement after the match, "I am not going to retire from the ODI format. Please do not spread rumors." He seemed surprised by this question. He said, "There is no plan. Whatever is happening will keep happening."

Captain Rohit Sharma, who has been aggressive from the first ball for some time now, once again performed well with his bat, and that too at a time when the team needed it the most. However, before this, there were speculations of his retirement in media reports when his bat did not perform well during the Australia tour and in the initial matches of the Champions Trophy. Now he has denied all the reports.

Rohit, who was struggling with poor form in the Test series on the Australia tour, returned to form in his favorite format and thanks to his 76 runs, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the Champions Trophy final. Rohit said after the victory, 'It is a nice feeling to be on the winning side.' When asked about his aggressive batting style from the last ODI World Cup, he said, 'I do not play like this naturally but I wanted to do something like this. When you do something different, the team and the management are with you.'

Praising KL Rahul, he said, 'Very strong-minded and he never gets scared of pressure. That is why we wanted him in the middle overs. When he bats, he plays with a lot of stability and according to the situation. He gives freedom to other batsmen like Hardik.' Praising Varun Chakraborty, who took nine wickets, he said, 'He is something different. When we play on such pitches, we want the batsman to do something different. He played against New Zealand and took five wickets. His bowling is amazing.'

Virat Kohli, however, could not play a big innings. He said, 'It has been wonderful, we wanted to make a comeback after the difficult tour of Australia. It was great to play with wonderful youngsters. They are taking India in the right direction. After playing for such a long time, you are eager to play under pressure. To win the title, the whole team has to move forward in different matches.'

On the strength of captain Rohit Sharma's batting and the spinners' performance, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets to win the Champions Trophy for a record third time. Before this match, there was speculation about Rohit's retirement, but he returned to his familiar form and shut the mouths of critics. Under his captaincy, India won its second ICC title after the T20 World Cup 2024. India won the title for the third time after 2002 and 2013 without losing a single match in the tournament. No other team has won this trophy three times.

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