Team India skipper has made a shocking decision and decided to retire from Test format just ahead of the 5-match Test series in England. The news has left everyone with a big question of who’ll be leading India next and why did Rohit Sharma retire out of a sudden.
The decision has left a big dilemma for the Indian Team management as the biggest question about who will be the next Test captain of India looms. Earlier there were reports that Jasprit Bumrah will not be picked as vice-captain and the choice was between Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Now that Rohit Sharma has retired it is likely that the management can go with either Jasprit Bumrah or Shubman Gill.
The England tour will be starting from June 20, it is a five-match Test series and Rohit Sharma’s sudden announcement comes as a big shocker for fans and cricketing fraternity.
Rohit Sharma posted about his retirement on his Instagram Story, which read “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. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format.”
In his Test career, Rohit Sharma has played 67 matches, scored 4301 runs at an average of 40.57. As the Indian Team captain he has led India in 24 tests with 12 wins, 9 losses and 3 draws.
