The captain of the India Rohit Sharma team officially announced his cricket test retirement, dropping the curtain in a remarkable trip to the whites. The announcement was made via its Instagram history on Wednesday, where the opener wrote a sincere note. “Hello everyone, I would just like to share that I retire from the test cricket. It was an absolute honor to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in ODI format,” Rohit wrote.
Ritika Sajdeh, Rohit’s wife, reacted on Instagram with a reaction to the broken heart.
Rohit made its test debut against the West Indies in November 2013 and represented India in 67 tests. He raised 4301 points to an average of 40.57, with 12 centuries and 18 fifty. His highest score of 212 occurred during a memorable home series against South Africa in 2019. He finished the highest 16th in India in the longest format.
He launched his test trip with a memorable 177 against the Antilles of Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2013.
Despite an immense promise and a few big shots, the “Hitman” initially had trouble solidifying as a first choice striker in longer format, especially in tours far from home. From 2013 to 18 years old, Rohit only played 27 tests, marking 1,585 points at an average of 39.63, with three centuries and 10 Cinquantaines in 47 rounds. His best score was 151. The right-hander struggled far from home, in particular to test South Africa, England, New Zealand and South Africa (SENA). Success in these countries is often considered the brand brand of a great Indian striker.
His test career had a second wind with the launch of the CPI World Test Championship (WTC), because the format gave his red ball journey. Promoted to open the sleeves, Rohit has found consistency and form, especially on home floor. In 40 WTC games, he scored 2,716 points at an average of 41.15, including nine centuries and eight fifty. His highest score in the WTC cycle was also 212. He was the top scorer in India and the manufacturer of centuries in the history of WTC and was 10th among the best scorers in the tournament. The 2019 series against South Africa at home remains its most beautiful in the tests, where it scored 532 points in three games with an incredible average of 132.25, slamming three centuries, including double Hundred in Ranchi. He began his renewal of testing as an opening match with blows of 176 and 127 against South Africa at Visakhapatnam in October 2019.
The domination of Rohit at home was unequaled, after having scored 2,535 points in 34 tests at an average of 51.73, with 10 centuries and eight fifty in 55 rounds. His difficulties, however, were obvious in overseas conditions, where he accumulated 1,644 points in 31 tests at an average of 31.01, with only two centuries and 10 fifty in 57 rounds. In neutral sites, he appeared in two tests, marking 122 points at an average of 30.50, with a better of 43.
His best moment abroad came in the Pataudi 2021-2022 trophy in England, where he appeared as the main recourse in India, marking 368 points in four tests at an average of 52.57. The series included a memorable blow of 127, its only century in the countries of Sena (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia).
He played 11 tests against South Africa and scored 738 points at 38.84 with three centuries and a higher of 212, his performance in South Africa remained disappointing, marking only 183 points in six matches at an average of 16.63.
Against England, he scored 1,147 points in 14 tests at 47.79, with four centuries and four. In England only, he played seven games and succeeded at 40.30 points at 40.30, with a higher 127. Against New Zealand, he performed 515 points in new tests at 36.78 with five fifty in the 1950s. His record in Australia was lower than PAR, with 439 points in 10 tests to an average of 24.38 and a highest score of 63.
The Rohit Record against the Antilles was one of its most dominant, with 578 points in six tests and seven rounds with an exceptional average of 96.33, including three centuries and two fifty. His first blow from 177 is still one of his most beautiful sleeves.
As captain, Rohit led India in 24 tests, winning 12, losing nine and pulling three, with a percentage of victory of 50. He took India to the world championship final in 2023 in England, where the team failed against Australia. However, the last stages of his red ball career have been tainted by bad shape and team results.
The 2024-25 season proved to be particularly difficult. Through eight tests and 15 sleeves, extending from the series to home against Bangladesh in the trophy outside Border-Gavaskar in Australia, he only managed 164 points, with only fifty in his name. Its collapse of form was coupled at the slowdown of India in performance, because it became the first Indian captain to lose a series of home tests against New Zealand, suffering from a 3-0 laundering. He also captured the side through most of the Australian series, which India lost 3-1, which led to the release of the line for the WTC 2025 final.
Despite the setbacks at the end of his career, the Test inheritance by Rohit Sharma is that of transformation, perseverance and class. Of an average order player who had trouble cementing his place to become one of India’s most reliable openers in the WTC era. He announced just before the fact that he turns the page on the test cricket, Rohit will continue to serve India in ODI format, where he remains a pillar of experience and leadership.
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