T20 World Cup: Champions' Exodus! Rohit, Kohli, Jadeja Retire; Key Players Dropped

• Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja retired from international T20 cricket after India's 2024 T20 World Cup victory.
• Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Mohammed Siraj are excluded from this year's T20 World Cup squad.
• Gill's exclusion follows 18 T20I matches without a half-century; Pant's due to disappointing performance.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal, part of the 2024 squad, makes way for new openers Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Ishan Kishan.
• Rohit Sharma, despite retirement, serves as brand ambassador for this year's T20 World Cup.

Why It Matters: India's T20 World Cup-winning squad sees major changes with retirements and key player exclusions.