Rohit Sharma Retirement: Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket after retiring from T20 cricket. By posting on social media on Wednesday evening, Rohit gave this information to the fans and said goodbye to the 'white jersey' forever. Rohit wrote in his post, 'I am retiring from Test cricket. It was a matter of pride to play in the white jersey for India. Everyone's love and support will always be remembered. I will continue to represent India in ODI cricket.'
India will have to choose a new captain for England tour
Rohit Sharma's sudden retirement from Test cricket means that India will have to choose a new captain for the England tour to be held just after IPL 2025. The 5-Test series between India and England will start from June 20 at Headingley. At present, Jasprit Bumrah is the vice-captain of the Test team and in Rohit's absence, he captained India in the first and last Tests in Australia. Now it remains to be seen whether he will be made the captain or a new face will be chosen.
Rohit's decision has come at a time when there were reports that he could be removed from Test captaincy and the selectors have decided to give the captaincy to a new face for the England tour. Under Rohit's captaincy, India won the Champions Trophy title this year.
Rohit has already retired from T20 along with Kohli
Earlier, Rohit retired from T20 along with Virat Kohli after winning the T20 World Cup title in 2024. India won the T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa in the final. Both Virat and Rohit retired from T20 together. Now he surprised everyone by suddenly announcing his retirement from Tests. However, he will continue to play ODI cricket.
Continuous poor form
Rohit's decision comes after a period of continuous poor form. Last year, India won both Tests against Bangladesh, but Rohit did not perform well with the bat. Following India's 0-3 loss against New Zealand and a 1-3 series defeat in Australia, Rohit missed two Tests—first due to the birth of his child and then he opted out of the last Test due to his form. With just one half-century in 8 Tests during the Australia tour and an average of only 10.93, questions have been raised about his performance.
What next?
Now the eyes of the fans will be on who will be the next Test captain of Team India. Will Bumrah get a chance? Will a young player take over the leadership? This decision will be taken by BCCI and selectors as soon as the IPL ends. By the way, considering Bumrah's fitness and injury history, the selectors will hardly make him a full-time captain. In such a situation, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are ahead in the race to become the captain of the Test team. Gill seems to have a slight edge.