Rohit Sharma Announces Retirement From Test Cricket, Shares Emotional Post: "Will Continue To..."

[Ultimate_Game]

On 5/7/2025 at 2:43 PM, Lord said:

 

Lol Gill doesnt even a confirmed spot

 

That's what we think. From BCCI's perspective he's the next "all format" star 

 

I would rather give the captaincy to Iyer. At least he has shown improvement and has captaincy credentials. Gill is not a captain and doesn't have leadership abilities.

Edited May 8, 2025 by Ultimate_Game

[Texan]

6 hours ago, nevada said:

He redeemed himself somewhat with solid batting in quite a few home series, contributing to our dominance at home. He should have retired from tests also after the T20 WC win. And should have announced his retirement from ODIs as well a month or two after winning the Champions Trophy. 38 years old, overweight and slow, and batting from memory with the odd good performance here and there - how long can a player carry on like that? 

 

Yes, he had a few years where his contributions in home Test series did have a big impact in keeping our winning streak alive. But to be honest, so also did Mayank Agarwal contribute at home. Even Prithvi Shaw showed initial promise in home conditions.

 

Sharma ends his career as a good Test cricketer, not a great by any means. His main accomplishments come in white ball cricket. 

[crictime]

On 5/8/2025 at 4:07 AM, Ultimate_Game said:

 

 

Anderson took 700+ Test wkts and was contributing till the very end. Whereas Rohit was instrumental in losing us our first home series against NZ and lost the BGT due to him showing up for the series.

 

Fatty should've retired from Tests some time back, and should've been kicked out of the team after the NZ series humiliation along with Kohli. Both of them are shyte in Tests for a while now with Kohli being a no-show for almost 6 years now!

Retirement by Rohit Sharma a couple of years back  would have been great. By now his replacement would have had a 20 test experience had the retirment had happened then.

[Ultimate_Game]

5 minutes ago, crictime said:

Retirement by Rohit Sharma a couple of years back  would have been great. By now his replacement would have had a 20 test experience had the retirment had happened then.

 

He's dragging his ODI career as well. He's already highly inconsistent and 2.5 years from  now he would be an absolute liability. Won't be able to field or bat and we would be carrying a specialist slogger who barely lasts 20-30 deliveries.

[Prabhdeep Singh]

Shocking how BCCI did not try stop Rohit.

 

Rohit last 8 tests were poor. Prior to that he has been India’s best test batsmen along with  Pant since October 2019 when he started opening in tests.

 

Virat has been poor since 2020.

 

Rohit also won 2 ICC trophies as a captain. Some sort of leeway should have been given.

[Ultimate_Game]

17 hours ago, Prabhdeep Singh said:

Shocking how BCCI did not try stop Rohit.

 

Rohit last 8 tests were poor. Prior to that he has been India’s best test batsmen along with  Pant since October 2019 when he started opening in tests.

 

Virat has been poor since 2020.

 

Rohit also won 2 ICC trophies as a captain. Some sort of leeway should have been given.

 

Leeway?! He should've been kicked out after the NZ series. Same with Kohli. They don't deserve a spot in the Test team for a long time now. If NZ home series wasn't enough, the way Rohit destroyed the team in Aus was disgusting to watch. And we can't forget his PR interview drama in Sydney where the match was going on and Rohit was giving this shocking surreal interview on live TV.

 

No, thanks. They've had enough chances and time for them to be kicked out and deserving youngsters to get their shot.

[crictime]

Hope the next opening pair will give us good starts and does not expose the one down to the new ball more often than not.

[singhvivek141]

Everyone was so engulfed in the war...nobody gave much attention to his retirement.

[Chaos]

On 5/7/2025 at 9:44 AM, Lord said:

Bumrah should be next in

 

When he takes rest, make Pant or even Jaiswal stand in

Boom should be the captain. But might put more stress on him.

[rtmohanlal]

the prime reason for NZL debacle and there by tarnishing the reputation of the team as the BEST OF THE  LAST 15 YEARS.....get lost b*****d ....Be no where near the team any more.

[JazzyB]

Should have retired years ago. Never good enough for test cricket and just kept dragging his test career.

 

absolute shambles of an opener outside flat pitches. Good riddance

[coffee_rules]

Will Continue to eat Vadapavs in ODIs?

[Serpico]

35 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Will Continue to eat Vadapavs in ODIs?

Vadapav enjoyer managed to play 2 years more than protein shake addict. No more vadapav jokes 

[Gollum]

Don't see him lasting till next WC (Oct-Nov 2027) with fitness like this. He'll be 40+ then. 

 

Edited August 9, 2025 by Gollum

[nevada]

1 hour ago, Gollum said:

Don't see him lasting till next WC (Oct-Nov 2027) with fitness like this. He'll be 40+ then. 

 

But he bats with intent! Don't we love 25(11) cameos? 

[Lone Wolf]

1 hour ago, Gollum said:

Don't see him lasting till next WC (Oct-Nov 2027) with fitness like this. He'll be 40+ then. 

 

He is already 40+..  Kohli could be almost 40... His recent pic suggest age has caught up with him as well.

 

Both should retire... Maybe request a farewell ODI against NZ next year 

 

Let Jaiswal Gill Abhishek go to Australia.

[Norman]

Just the thought of seeing this hippo not just playing ahead of Jaiswal but also captaining us , fills me with rage and despair..

 

GG ...my man...you have one job. Please kick this saand out. 

[sage]

do not underestimate the power of a well-rested rohit sharma

[Gollum]

5 hours ago, Norman said:

Just the thought of seeing this hippo not just playing ahead of Jaiswal but also captaining us , fills me with rage and despair..

 

GG ...my man...you have one job. Please kick this saand out. 

Crazy to think that Jaiswal may play his first WC when he is 30, a decade after his test debut. 

 

His contemporaries have such a headstart. Brook is England's white ball captain, Rachin has half a dozen centuries in ICC tournaments, 500+ runs in 23 WC and MOTT in 25 CT. 

 

Sachin, Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit, Gill became white ball regulars in their late teens or early 20s. Jaiswal is behind Ruturaj Gaikwad in number of matches played. In T20Is, he strikes at 165+, averaging in high 30s, Travis Head like numbers......overshadowed Gill when they opened together, but not sure of a place. 

Edited August 9, 2025 by Gollum

[putrevus]

21 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Crazy to think that Jaiswal may play his first WC when he is 30, a decade after his test debut. 

 

His contemporaries have such a headstart. Brook is England's white ball captain, Rachin has half a dozen centuries in ICC tournaments, 500+ runs in 23 WC and MOTT in 25 CT. 

 

Sachin, Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit, Gill became white ball regulars in their late teens or early 20s. Jaiswal is behind Ruturaj Gaikwad in number of matches played. In T20Is, he strikes at 165+, averaging in high 30s, Travis Head like numbers......overshadowed Gill when they opened together, but not sure of a place. 

Fault idiotic selectors for it, if KL Rahul can open and also play in middle order.Jaiswal would have done it too.

 

They should have selected Jaiswal for 2023 world cup itself.You always try to fit a great talent into the side, it does not matter if he is out of position.