Rohit Sharma Set for a Comeback at the 2026 T20 World Cup
Rohit Sharma will be making his comeback in the T20 World Cup 2026. Even after his retirement from this format, his role has now been increased at an international level. Rohit Sharma was also present in the schedule announcement of T20 World Cup 2026.
Rohit Sharma will be making his comeback in the T20 World Cup 2026. Even after his retirement from this format, his role has now been increased at an international level. Rohit Sharma was also present in the schedule announcement of T20 World Cup 2026.
The schedule of the T20 World Cup 2026 has now been announced. Surely India and Pakistan being in the same group is one big news, but there is another news which has excited the fans. Rohit Sharma, the former Indian cricketer, has been announced as of the tournament.
The Hitman was present in the schedule announcement of the T20 World Cup 2026. Following this, an announcement was made by the ICC, which confirmed that Rohit Sharma is the Brand Ambassador of the tournament. He has now been among the few players who have managed to become an ICC Brand Ambassador as an active player.
1. Rohit Sharma in the Schedule Announcement
The T20 World Cup schedule announcement was made by the ICC management on 25 November. For this, there were a total of four players invited and set to feature in the same. These were Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Suryakumar Yadav, and Angelo Mathews. Fans were delighted to have Rohit Sharma's name in this list, as 2024 for India as a captain.
After winning the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma went on to announce his retirement from this format. But even the format decided that having a legend like Rohit stay away from the game would not be good. So, they decided to give a new role to Rohit Sharma for the
During the schedule announcement, the ICC Chairman, Jay Shah, was also present. The schedule of the tournament has now been announced, which will take place from 7 February to 8 March. Along with that, Jay Shah also announced that Rohit Sharma will be the Brand Ambassador of the tournament.
Upon this announcement, , "It is great to have the tournament back in India and for me to be associated once again with the tournament, this time in a new capacity as the Brand Ambassador. I wish all the players the very best and hope they have a memorable time and enjoy India's hospitality while taking back a lot of memories.”
It should be noted that Rohit Sharma has become the Brand Ambassador of the ICC, which makes him the second active player to do so. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar was also named as the Brand Ambassador of the 2011 World Cup, and he was also playing the tournament. And now, Rohit Sharma also joins the elite list with him.
2. Rohit Sharma in T20 World Cup
Announcing Rohit Sharma as the Brand Ambassador of the T20 World Cup is a great move by the ICC. Ever since the start of the tournament back in 2007, Rohit has played every single edition of the same. He has made his appearances across all nine of them, and has also managed to win the tournament twice in his T20I career.
Rohit Sharma in T20 World Cup:
- Innings: 44
- Not Out: 9
- Runs: 1220
- Average: 34.85
- Strike Rate: 133.04
- 100s: 0
- 50s: 12
Rohit Sharma has been a part of the Indian team which won the T20 World Cup 2007. At that time he was a player, but in the T20 World Cup 2024, he won the tournament as a captain. The finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 also turned out to be his last in this format, as he went on to announce his retirement from this format.
Rohit Sharma in T20 World Cup 2024:
- Innings: 8
- Not Out: 1
- Runs: 257
- Average: 36.71
- Strike Rate: 156.70
- 100s: 0
- 50s: 3
But his legacy still remains intact in the T20 World Cup. A player who made his appearance across all the editions will be coming back even after retiring from this format. The team which he led to win the tournament in the last edition, will be entering the tournament as the defending champions, with Rohit Sharma being of the tournament.
He did play a number of T20 World Cup editions but the best has been the one where he won as a captain. Smashing his career best T20 World Cup score against Australia in a must win game, and even scoring a half-century against England in the semi-final stages of the tournament. It can be said that Rohit Sharma became the man for the big stages in the tournament.
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