Rohit Sharma Retirement News: India's captain Rohit Sharma looks on as rain delays play during play on day three of the third Test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane. (AP Photo)Rohit Sharma announces retirement: Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket on a day it was revealed by The Indian Express that he would not be captaining the Indian cricket team for the England series.
“Hello everyone I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years,” Rohit said with a photo of the Team India Test cap on his Instagram Story.
(LEFT) Rohit Sharma announced his retirement through his Instagram Stories; (RIGHT) Rohit seen during India’s tour of Australia. (PHOTOs: Rohit Sharma Instagram; AP)
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The announcement comes after a wretched tour of Australia earlier this year resulted in a second defeat at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.
In the last 11 Test innings, Rohit Sharma has an average of 6.63, having managed to score only 73 runs. Rohit’s longest outing was his latest hit in the second innings at MCG in a 340-run chase, facing 40 deliveries for nine runs.
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Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar had predicted that Rohit Sharma could end his Test innings if things had not turned around.
“I think Rohit obviously will get the opportunity to play in the next couple of matches, that’s for sure. But maybe at the end of it, if he hasn’t scored runs, my feeling is that he himself will take the call,” Sunil Gavaskar said on ABC Sport earlier this year. “He’s a very conscientious cricketer, he will not want to be a burden on the team. He’s a cricketer who cares very deeply for Indian cricket.”
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