Indian Opener Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the test cricket 7th May on Wednesday after a disastrous team trip in the test series 5 matches in Australia. Rohit, who previously stressed that he would not leave the format, called Time 4 months later, before the test series against England.
Trophy Border-Gavascar, specifically Australia, has the history of the career of the best Indian stars. Bar of recent success in the 2018/19 and 2020/21 series, Australia was a very difficult tour for India. In the 2024/25 series, India was hammered with 3-1 Australia after winning the first match.
In addition to Rohit, Virt Kohli will also call time for his test career. In the meantime, however, let’s look at the best Indian test players who will retire after playing the Border-Gavascar trophy in the last 25 years.
BGT 2008/09
India won 2-0 when she hosted Australia in the 2008/09 series. This came a year after they were defeated in Australia and then in Sri Lanka in the accumulation of this series. Although they won the series, two big India players retired during the series, because the Cryt in India Council desperately tried to start the aging team.
Gangules
Last BGT statistics – 4 matches, 324 runs, 54 average
Former India captain called time for a test career when he was at the very top of his game. The gangules, after being released by Greg Chappell from the Indian team, returned in 2007, scored against South Africa, Pakistan and Australia, and called time for his career.
Ganguly’s retirement at the end of the series surprised Sachin Tendulkar, who thought gangules had more cricket.
Anil Kumble
Last BGT statistics – 2 matches, 3 goals
The aging captain, one of the largest spinners in cricket history, called Time Midway through a series after copying an ugly injury. Kumble told the media that his body had enough and that it was time to get out of the game.
“He asked the body every day,” said Anil Kumble of the press. “It wasn’t easy to keep bowling as I have bowling over the past 18 years. The injury I had on the third day probably helped me to decide.”
“I informed my teammates with whom I played with all day, one by one during the day,” Kumble said. “Then I informed the chairman of the selection commission just after lunch. I also informed the Board of Directors.”
BGT 2011/12
India lost 0-4 to Australia in the 2011/12 series, which was a terrible time for the Indian cricket away from home. Under the leadership of Mrs. Dhoni, Indian test shares dried up in England and Australia, where the party could not register a single victory.
On a tour of Australia, India in Sydney and Perth received two shifts and the edge of the other two victories was also huge. After returning home from the tour, the VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid decided to call time for their career.
Rahul a bird of prey
Last BGT statistics – 4 matches, 194 runs, average 24.25
March 2012
The David press conference was short and fresh, where the elegant dough spoke about its decision to retire. David said he did not come up in Australia only in Australia.
“I have not considered the decision based on one series that are based on many other things, it is the culmination of many things. I do not think it is based on what happened in the last series. For each of them it comes differently, for me it is a bit of contemplation, a little thinking, friends and family.
Plumber Laxman
Last BGT statistics – 4 matches, 155 runs, 19.37 average
August 2012
After Dravid’s retirement, VVS Laxman called after he was appointed in the Indian team for their home series against New Zealand. At an emotional press conference, he said that postponed to the middle orders, known for his exploitation against Australia, said it was time for the young to get a chance to play XI.
“I would like to announce my departure from the international cricket with immediate effect,” Laxman said. “I have always maintained the success and need of my country before my personal ambitions. And although I would like to contribute to the success of the team, especially against England and Australia, I think it is the right time to give young people a chance at home before the international tasks that will appear next year.”
BGT 2014/15
The end of the test career of Mrs. Dhoni Mrs. Dhoni meant victory in Australia 2-0 against India. Dhoni, although he was not under pressure, had a terrible record in the test matches in 2010–2015. India Dhoni won only 3 test matches in hay + West Indies during this 5 years.
Australia’s tour in 2014/15 was also controversial because Dhoni skipped the first test match due to injury and left the format without organizing a press conference. Dhoni’s retirement report was announced by the BCCI statement.
Don
Last BGT statistics – 3 matches, 102 runs, average 20.40
December 2014
Although Dhoni’s place on the test side of India was not questioned, his bats were immersed in 2014, where he only average 33 in 17 shifts. His goals also got worse, especially his ability to take catches that were gone from him.
“One of the largest Indian test captains under whose leadership became team 1 in the test ranking, Mrs. Dhoni, decided to leave the test cricket, who quoted the tribe of all the cricket formats,” the council said.
“Bcci, while respecting Mrs. Dhoni’s decision to retire from the test cricket, he wants to thank him for his huge contribution to testing cricket and laurels he brought to India. Virt Kohl will be the captain of the Indian team for the fourth and latest test against Australia to play in Sydney.”
BGT 2024/25
One of the most controversial tours from the perspective of India in the recent past, the Trophy Border-Gavascar saw the end of two test careers-Rauricandran Ashwin and Rohit Sharma. While Ashwin retired in the middle of bilateral, Rohit took his time and announced the decision a few months later.
Ravicandran ashwin
Last BGT statistics – 1 goal in 1 test
After only playing a pink ball in Sydney, R Ashwin announced his retirement in December 2024 and decided to leave Australia. R Ashwin’s father, Ravichandran, revealed that the decision to retire retirement was a surprise for many in their family and added that his son wanted his son to continue playing for a higher national team.
Ravicandran claimed that his son was humiliated, suggesting that he could be one of the reasons for Ashwin’s sudden departure from the international cricket.
Rohit Sharma
Last BGT statistics – 31 runs in 3 tests
May 2025
Rohit Sharma fell into the final test match in Australia and called him a selfless decision on his part. Rohit stressed in an interview with the transmitter that the decision was his and that he did not intend to leave the format.
A few months and one champions later Rohit called his time from the test cricket just before India launched a new World Test Championship.
Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
10 May 2025
