“How difficult these last few months have been…”: Ritika Sajdeh’s heartfelt post to Rohit Sharma, days after India’s T20 WC triumph

Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s wife Ritika Sajdeh shared a heartfelt post after her husband led team India to the 2024 T20 World Cup title on Saturday in Barbados. India ended their 11-year ICC title drought with this victory and it was also their second T20 World Cup title. Amidst all the celebrations, fans were also surprised by the news of Rohit and batsman Virat Kohli’s retirement from T20Is. When the world was dealing with this shock, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also brought the curtains down on his T20I career.

Under Rohit’s captaincy, Team India reached the finals of three ICC tournaments (World Test Championship in 2023, ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024) in the span of one year. The right-handed opener has already gifted all the fans with the coveted T20 World Cup trophy.

Taking to Instagram, Rohit’s wife Ritika shared a few photos, along with a long caption, praising her husband for his tremendous hard work.

“Ro, I know what this meant to you. This format, this cup, these men, this journey and this whole process to achieve what you always dreamed of. I know the toll it takes on your heart, mind and body, but seeing you achieve your dream was incredibly moving and inspiring,” wrote Ritika.

“As your wife, I am immensely proud of what you have achieved and the impact you have had on this game and the people who love it; but as someone who loves your game, I’m sad to see you leave any part of it. I know you’ve thought a lot about what’s best for this team, but that doesn’t make it any easier to see you leave that part behind. I love you so much and I am so proud to call you mine. !” she added.

Rohit left the T20Is with 4,231 runs from 159 matches, having made five hundreds and 32 fifties. He remains active in Test and ODI formats.

After Rohit Sharma’s retirement from the format, Hardik Pandya is the favorite to take over India’s captaincy role in T20Is. When Rohit missed T20I action in 2023, it was Hardik Pandya, who led the Indian team in the shortest format.

(With PTI inputs)