Rohit Sharma retires from Test cricket
The 38-year-old was India's most prolific Test batter in the second half of his career, scoring 4301 runs in 67 Tests with 12 hundreds and 18 half centuries at an average of 40.57
India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday (May 7) announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect ending all speculations about his future in the longest format.
Rohit, who is currently playing for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing IPL 2025, announced his retirement decision on his Instagram account on Wednesday evening.
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"Hello everyone, I would like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It's been an absolute honour to represent the country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format," Rohit wrote on Instagram.
Rohit's record
The 38-year-old was India's most prolific Test batter in the second half of his career, scoring 4301 runs in 67 Tests with 12 hundreds and 18 half centuries at an average of 40.57.
Rohit captained India to the World Test Championship final against Australia and save the last couple of indifferent series against New Zealand at home and the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia.
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Rohit endured a particularly difficult run during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he had to drop himself from the playing XI owing to poor form but he had ruled out retirement at that stage.
There was also widespread speculation about his differences with Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, who had vowed to end the "star culture" in Indian cricket after taking charge last year in July.
Both steadfastly denied the chatter but Gambhir has time and again made it clear that only performance would ensure selection in the team.
(With agency inputs)