Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has announced retirement from Test cricket. Rohit Sharma chose to end his Test career before India begins their tournament in England. Through his Instagram story, Rohit Sharma publicly announced his retirement from Test cricket. Rohit Sharma stepped away from T20 competitions before making his announcement. Rohit Sharma has retired from Test cricket just before the Indian team set to pick players for the England tour. Although media reports indicated Rohit Sharma would remain excluded from leading the national team in this upcoming tour.
Injury On Debut
Before earning his India Test debut during the 2010 South African series Rohit Sharma mastered cricket in limited-overs cricket formats. Before the match, Rohit Sharma conducted his warm-up exercises and incurred an unexpected injury that occurred during this routine. Fielding drills at practice caused Rohit Sharma to suffer an ankle injury that forced him to withdraw from competition. This emergency medical situation led Rohit Sharma wait longer to earn his first Test cap for India.
Rohit Sharma needed three complete years before breaking into his first Test match as an Indian cricketer. Rohit Sharma played no role in India’s 2011 home World Cup victory because he was not chosen for the tournament. In the first Test at Eden Gardens Kolkata Rohit Sharma made history by becoming the latest Indian cricketer to debut in Test cricket during India’s West Indies tour of 2013. Before retiring from cricket world competition the Indian batsman played for 24 years until he bid goodbye to cricket during his West Indies tour.
177 On Debut
The first opening Test match at the Indian subcontinent occurred in Eden Gardens stadium of Kolkata on November 6, 2013. Eden Gardens visitors paid more attention to Tendulkar’s farewell series rather than watching his batting output even though it amounted to just ten runs. In the first Test of his career the Indian captain scored 177 runs to secure a 51 runs victory.
Chetan Phore
May 07, 2025 22:13