Rohit Sharma has retired from Test cricket. He shared a story on his Instagram account and informed about his retirement. Rohit, who had already retired from T20, will continue to play ODIs. On Wednesday evening, reports came that he would be removed from Test captaincy on the England tour, after which he said goodbye to red ball cricket. Rohit said – thanks for the support Rohit Sharma shared a story on his Instagram handle and wrote, ‘Hello, I want to tell everyone that I am retiring from Test cricket. Representing the country in red ball cricket has been a proud moment for me. Thanks to everyone for the love and support. I will continue to play the ODI format.’ Rohit scored 12 Test centuries Rohit made his Test debut for India in 2013. He was able to cement his place in the playing-11 during 2021 and he also got the captaincy in 2022. In 67 Tests for India, he scored 4301 runs at an average of 40.57, but his average outside home dropped to 31.01. Rohit’s average in Australia was 24.38 and in South Africa it was 16.63. However, in England he scored at an average of 44.66. He had also scored a century while opening on the last tour. After Rohit’s retirement, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul can now be seen opening in England. Rohit was a flop against New Zealand and Australia Rohit was also a big flop with the bat in the last Test series against New Zealand and Australia. He could score runs at an average of 15.16 against New Zealand and 6.20 against Australia. According to the Express report, the selectors had decided that with this form of Rohit, he cannot be given the responsibility of captaincy. Now Team India will choose a new Test captain for the England tour. On the last tour to Australia, Rohit did not open in the opening matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul performed brilliantly in the series as openers. Rohit could not play the first Test. He became a part of the playing-11 of the second Test, but came out to bat in the middle order. India then won the first Test under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah, but lost 2 matches under Rohit’s captaincy. Rohit did not play the last Test in Sydney and has now also retired. Rohit had expressed his desire to continue captaincy Rohit had expressed his desire to continue captaincy in a podcast with former Australian captain Michael Clarke. Rohit had said that he is excited to lead the pace attack of Bumrah, Shami and Siraj in England. It is believed that after talking to the selectors, he said goodbye to this format. Gambhir had said – Rohit’s decision on selectors Head coach Gautam Gambhir had also said on May 6 that the selection committee will decide Rohit’s future. He said in ABP News’ ‘India at 2047’ summit, ‘My job is not to select the team. The coach has the right to select only the playing-11. Selecting the team for any series or tournament is in the hands of the selection committee. Rohit had retired from T20 last year Rohit retired from the shortest format after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup for India. He said goodbye by becoming the top scorer of this format. He will continue to play ODIs, in this format too he has won the ICC Champions Trophy for Team India. Who is India’s next Test captain?
Rohit Sharma has retired from Tests. Jasprit Bumrah is the vice-captain, but his injury can become a problem for the team. Virat Kohli has left the captaincy 3 years ago, but in Sydney he did excellent captaincy in the absence of Bumrah. Read full news… —————————————————- Read this sports related news also… Strike on Pakistan has no effect on IPL, final in Kolkata on 25 May as per schedule The Indian Army has avenged the Pahalgam terror attack by carrying out ‘Operation Sindoor’. The army targeted terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. A source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told news agency ANI that the Indian Premier League (IPL) will not be affected and the tournament will continue as normal. Read full news
