Rohit Sharma retires from Test cricket, bids emotional farewell before England series

New Delhi: Team India captain Rohit Sharma has said goodbye to Test career before the selection of the team for the 5-match series against England. He put a story on Instagram and spoke his heart out. The recent form was a matter of concern for Rohit Sharma, one of the most successful captains of Team India. This is the reason why it was being said about him that it is possible that he may not be selected in the series against England or he may be removed from the captaincy. Meanwhile, Hitman surprised everyone by taking this sudden decision.

Rohit Sharma kept himself out of the Sydney Test after criticism

The last series for Rohit, who is called the King of Mumbai, was Australia's Border Gavaskar Trophy, in which he was struggling with poor form. When criticism started, he decided to keep himself out of the playing-11 of the last Test, which was played in Sydney. At the same time, speculations started that Rohit Sharma's Test career has now come to a halt. However, Rohit Sharma then came in front of the media and denied it.

Won the ICC Champions Trophy, became the T20 World Cup winner

After the Australia tour, Rohit captained Team India in the Champions Trophy. In the tournament hosted by Pakistan, he did wonders not only with captaincy but also with the bat. Team India won the ICC Champions Trophy title after 12 years. India defeated New Zealand in the final. He joined MS Dhoni's special list. India also won the T20 World Cup title last year under his captaincy.

Rohit Sharma said this in his retirement speech

Rohit Sharma, while putting his Test cap on Instagram story, wrote in his retirement speech - Hello everyone! I want to tell all of you that I am retiring from Test cricket. It is a matter of pride to play for my country. Thank you all for supporting me over the years. I will continue to play for my country in ODIs.

This was Rohit Sharma's Test career

Talking about Rohit's Test career, the Hitman started with a century, while played for India for 11 years. This decision ended an 11-year career in the longest format. During this, Rohit played 67 Tests, out of which he captained 24. He took over the reins of the team from Virat Kohli in 2022. He has scored a total of 4301 runs including 12 centuries.