Indian Captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the test cricket on Wednesday 7 May. Rohit shared the story of Instagram to confirm his decision, and said he would continue to represent India in a cricket. The announcement came as a surprise and arrived in the middle of the Indian Premier League 2025 season, the day after Rohit played for Indy Mumbai against Gujarat Titans at home.
“Hi everyone. I would like to share that I’m leaving the test cricket. It was an absolute honor to represent my country in white. Thank you for all love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in ODI format,” said Rohit in the story of Instagram.
Rohit’s decision comes only a few hours after the resources today said India that a cricket team of older men The selection commission tried to appoint a new captain For the upcoming test tour of England, starting on 20 June. Sources also indicated that it remained to see whether Rohit would be willing to travel as a specialized dough for a series of five tests.
Rohit left the T20is after winning the T20 World Cup in 2024. It is expected to continue playing one day until the ODI 2027 World Championship, which will be played in Africa. With a kind permission: Rohit Sharma Instagram
It seems that Rohit decided after the attitude of the selector. A new captain will be appointed for a highly expected tour, where Jasprit Bumrah, SHUBMAN GILL and RISHABH PANT are all in the competition. Bumrah previously led India in Rohit’s absence during two tests in Australia at the beginning of this year.
U-turn before England Tour?
India announced today at the beginning of this year Rohit considered a pension from tests Before England Tour. After the triumph of Trophy Triumph in February, Rohit had a discussion with BCCi Top Brazaz and expressed his desire to get the opportunity to play on England. BCCI was opened to support its decision after the Indian triumph.
Rohit’s decision, however, put the selectors in a difficult place. The Senior Selection Commission was not quite sure that Rohit, 38, will lead the test team at the beginning of the new World Cup cycle. Rohit played after the Trophy Border-Gavaskar Trophy the match of the ranji Trophy, but with a bat for Mumbai against Jammu and Kashmir failed with the bat.
Legitimate concerns allowed seniors to continue if its format performance is not standard. Immersion in the form could affect India’s performance at the beginning of the new cycle and damage the reputation as selector.
2024-25 season injured Rohit’s reputation
Rohit’s position of the Indian test of the captain and one of their older batches remained undoubtedly until the start of the home season 2024-25. It was, however, and his captain came under control after India suffered a series of 0-3 series against New Zealand – their first in domestic conditions.
Reviewing has intensified when Rohit fought for form and was tactically exposed during the Indian 1-3 defeat of Australia in the Border-Gavascar trophy. There was a lot of drama because Rohit couldn’t lead India to a single victory. Jasprit Bumrah by Captain India to win in Perth, while Rohit was away on his paternity holiday. After his return, India seemed to lack sharpness under his leadership.
Rohit also could not fix its place in the batting assembly. He left the introductory position to allow KL Rahul and Yashsvi Jaiswal a bat at the top of the second test just to return as an opener fourth before he threw away from the XI for the final of the series.
When he spoke to the operators of the broadcast in the middle of the fifth test, Rohit clarified his decision, The duration of not being a retirement signal. He expressed confidence that his form would improve when India was traveling in England in June.
During the 2024-25 season, however, Rohit managed only 164 runs in eight matches. He lasted one of the most beautiful spots of his career and scored only 36 runs on three tests in Trophy Border-Gavascar.
Rohit has been one of the leading Indian cross-country centers in tests since he was promoted to opening in 2019. Due to the then leading duo Virt Kohli and Ravi Shastri, this step proved to be a masterstroke when Rohit became one of the most convenient employees in the World Championship 2019-21 and 2021-23. In the first six years he scored only three hundred as a test cricket, but in the next five he continued his Nine.
Rohit ended his test career 4 301 runs in 67 matches. Captain India in 25 tests, won 12 and lost nine.
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
May 7, 2025
