Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire world has come to a complete halt. During these times, there hasn’t been any international cricket. On Friday evening, Indian deputy skipper, Rohit Sharma was having an Instagram live session with the Australian opener, David Warner. One of the topics of discussion, which lasted for more than an hour was retirement from the sport.
While talking on this subject, the Indian opener dropped a hint about his retirement plans. The 33-year-old pointed-out the importance of spending time with his family. He revealed that he has planned to retire from the game at the age of 38 or 39 years, which he would be by 2025 or 2026. The Indian opener also talked about the times when players miss their families while they are on tour.
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Rohit also went on to add that once his career ends, his family will be there with him. He revealed that retiring by the age of 38 or 39 years will give him some important time to spend with his family. The Indian batsman then talked about his liking of Australia as an opposition. He said that he likes playing against Australia and winning a series in Australia was extremely special for the team.
Rohit was part of both the Test and ODI squad which won the series in Australia during their tour in the 2018-19 season. David Warner also said that he likes playing against India and loves to perform well against them. As for Rohit Sharma, he has a terrific record in ODIs against Australia.
Sharma went on to score as many as 2208 in 40 innings at an average of more than 61. He has scored eight centuries against the Aussies, which includes his maiden double hundred.
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India and Australia are set to meet once again in the four-match Test series down under later this year. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are some serious clouds of uncertainty over the series at the moment. The Indian team might have to stay in 14 days of isolation periods, upon their arrival in Australia, after which they can play their matches.
