Indian cricket team’s veteran batsman Rohit Sharma had retired from T20 International after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. Although he is still active in IPL. Meanwhile, now he has also expressed his desire to play Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Rohit now plays only ODI format, so to continue match practice he wants to play Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. When and where can Hitman be seen playing? Let us tell you.

Rohit Sharma wants to play Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

According to the report of Times of India, Rohit Sharma has expressed his desire to play Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from Mumbai Cricket Association. This prestigious tournament of India continues, Mumbai has won all the 4 matches played so far. It is certain that they will go to the knock-out stage. The Super League stage will start from 12th December, on this day Rohit Sharma can take the field. However, it has not been decided yet against which team he will play.

Mumbai on top in the points table

Group A of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy includes Mumbai, Andhra, Kerala, Vidarbha, Assam, Railways, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Mumbai team has played 4 matches so far and has won all the matches. It is almost certain that they will go to the knock-out stage. There are 4 groups in the tournament, the top team of each group and 3 runners up will go to the next stage. In such a situation, it has not been decided yet against which team Mumbai will play.

Rohit Sharma’s excellent T20 record

Rohit Sharma has been one of the most prolific batsmen in the T20 format, he has scored 4231 runs in 159 T20 International matches for India, in which he has scored 4231 runs with a strike-rate of 140. Apart from this, he has scored 7046 runs in 267 innings of IPL. This also includes 47 fifties and 2 centuries. After defeating South Africa in the final of T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit had announced his retirement from T20 International.