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Rohit Sharma Stuns Fans with "One Last Time… Signing Off" Message on Social Media, is Rohit Sharma retiring from ODI Cricket?

Rohit Sharma was named Player of the Series after his century in the final ODI in Sydney helped India avoid a clean sweep against Australia. Before leaving, he posted an emotional message, "Leaving Sydney for the last time," leading to speculation about his career future or a final appearance in Australia. Rohit and Virat Kohli guided India to a nine-wicket victory with a 168-run stand, although Australia won the overall series 2-1. Rohit later expressed uncertainty about the team's future return to Australia.

Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma performed brilliantly in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Australia and was named Player of the Series. In the final match played in Sydney, the Hitman not only led his team to victory with a memorable century but also saved them from a clean sweep. Before returning home on Sunday, the right-handed batsman posted an emotional post on social media. He wrote, "Leaving Sydney for the last time." The post has sparked conjecture over whether it is a last nod to his time playing in Australia or a more general hint to the next stage of his career.

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Rohit-Kohli's magic was seen in Sydney.

In the last ODI match played in Sydney, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli led the team to victory with their strong performance. Australia batted first and scored 236 runs in 46.4 overs. In reply, Rohit Sharma scored a century and Kohli played a half-century inning. These two batsmen made a partnership of 168 runs for the second wicket, on the basis of which India won the match by scoring 237 runs for one wicket in 38.3 overs. However, Australia won this three-match series 2-1.

Rohit is not sure about coming to Australia again.

After the match, Rohit and Kohli had a special conversation with Adam Gilchrist and Ravi Shastri. Rohit said, "It is always a pleasure to come to Australia and play here. My memories of 2008 are still fresh. I don't know whether we will come back to Australia or not. No matter how many achievements we achieve, we enjoy our cricket. We had a new beginning in Perth."

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Aryan Malik
Written by Aryan Malik