New Delhi: Indian cricket teams skipper Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game after the T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit had said that he would no longer play T20 at the international level. Rohit took this decision after making India the world champion. At that time it seemed that Rohit had said goodbye to one format with increasing age but this right-handed batsman has now revealed the real reason for that decision. It was under Rohits captaincy that India won the T20 World Cup 2024 jointly hosted by the West Indies and the USA. Team India was able to lift this trophy after 17 years. After this Rohit and Virat Kohli announced their retirement from T20 International. This is the reason for retirement: Rohit recently gave an interview in which he talked about his decision to retire. When the anchor asked him if he announced his retirement from T20 International due to increasing age? On this Rohit said No no. I retired from T20 International because my time was up. I enjoy playing this format. I played for 17 years. When you win the World Cup it is the right time to move forward. You can look at some different things. There are many good players who can do well for India. So that was not because I felt anything. I just felt it was the right time. I can still play all three formats easily. Thats why I say that fitness is in your mind and how you train it. I believe everything is in the mind I have a lot of self-belief because I know I can control my mind. Its not easy but I know most of the times I can do that. If you tell your body youre young you can do that. he added. Eyes on the ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit is captaining India in ODIs and Tests. His eyes will be on the Champions Trophy to be held next year. Team India has not won the Champions Trophy since 2013. In 2017 India reached the final but lost to Pakistan. This time Rohit will try to win this title. Rohit will also want to make India win the ICC Test Championship where India has faced defeat in the final twice. Currently Rohit Sharma is in action against Bangladesh in a two-Test series. Rohits upcoming captaincy assignments include a three-Test series against New Zealand and a blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.