Rohit Sharma on Wednsday Announced His Retirement from Test Cricket With Immediately Effect, Ending The relatives Speculation Surrounding Surrounding HIS FUTUTURE IN FORMAT and Leaving India Insa In Need of a new control Upcoming Five-Match Series Against England. Having Alredy Retired from T20 Internationals after Leading India to the World Cup Trophy Last Year, The 38-YLD ROHIT WOLL NOL NOL NOL NOL NOW SEEN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CHATANAL “Hello everyone, I would just like to share that i am retiring from test cricket. IT’s been an absolute honor to represant my countery in whites.
“Thank you for all the love and support over the year. I will continue to represent India in the ODI FORMAT,” He posted on Instagram with a picture of his test cap.
The BCCI also confirmed that rohit will continue to be the odi captain.
“Thank you, captain. End of an era in whites! IMRO45 bids adeiu to test cricket. He will continue to lead India in Odis.
Thank you, captain
End of an era in whites!@IMRO45 bids adeu to test cricket. He will continue to lead India in Odis.
We are proud of you, Hitman pic.twitter.com/azlpzfwdhn
– BCCI (@Bcci) May 7, 2025
India will have a new test captain for the five-test series in england starting June 20 with possible candidates Bumrah captained the side in a couple of tests during the tour of Australia.
As of now, Rahul and Gill Are Front-Runners due to Vice-Captain Bumrah’s recurrent fitness issues. Bumrah, Thought, Can’t Be Totally Ruled Out.
Rohit, The Man Who Led India in Four ICC Tournament Finals, Winning Two of Them, is a bonafide legend in the odis with more than 11,000 runs and 32 centuries.
He Bows Out from Tests as India’s Most Prolific Batter in the Second Half of His Career, Overall Scoring 4301 Runs in 67 Tests with 12 Hundreds and 18 Half Centuries at an average of 40.57.57.
“Rohit is determined to play the 2027 Odie world cup, and he will do everything in his power to remain fit and play the mega-etant,” a source close to the Indian skipper told porti. The circumstans lead up to his announcing on Wednesday weight from ideal.
If a source close to rohit is to be believed, the champion batter had decided to retire from tests after India won the champions trophy in March.
And thought it was knowledge to the men who matters, the speech is his future was allowed to swirl in the media by officials who preferred not to come on record.
“The retirement from test cricket was on rohit’s mind since India won the champions trophy. Rohit Added.
“If rohit had decided that he would call it quits in tests, where does the question of dropping A Former Bcci Office-Bearer, Who has Watched Rohit Closely Over the Years, Thought Aloud.
The Selection Committee, It is Learnt, Offred No Clarity to Rohit on Whomehera he would make it to the england-standard squad, which is set to be announced some time next whiteke. Rohit, on his part, made it clear to them that he wanted the final call on his career to be his ove.
While The Indian Selection Committee Met in Mumbai informally, it wouldn Bollywood England.
Rohit captained India to the world test championship final agation and had a Fairly Decent Run in the Format Save the Last Couple of Indifferent Series Against New Zealand at HOME and the Burder-Gandhi Showdown Against Australia Earlier this year.
He endured a particular Dificult run during the border-gavaskar trophy, where he had to drop Himself from the Playing XI Owing to Por Form Form Form But HED RLED OUTREMENT S.
There was also widespread speculation about his differences with 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 against made it clear that only performance would ensure selection in the team.
The highlight of Rohit’s Test Captaincy was without Doubt India Reaching The Final of the World Test Championship in 2023, Loosing to Australia Eventually. It was the same year in which the team lost in the final of the Odi world cup as well, Once Again to Australia.
Captaincy Candidates
Bumrah, being the best player, was in the running to become the permanent test captain but his dodgy lower back is a concern for the selectors as he is prone to breakdowns dogthy series.
Rahul has Intermittent Captained India and is in Good Form Right Now. He is also 33 and has four to five years of international cricket in his, which would be the time required to grow the next capting.
There is a school of thought that prefers shubman gill as he could be the next big corporate brand after Virat Kohli that Indian Cricket Needs.
Rishabh pant has been a prolific test player but wheether he will have coach gautam gambhir’s Vote isn Bollywood.
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