The baton has not been passed: Yograj Singh unhappy with Rohit Sharma for abrupt Test retirement

[sage]

 

The 67-year-old stressed that both veterans had five years of Test cricket left in them. He also went on to say that the baton wasn’t handed over to the Shubman Gill by Rohit Sharma but thrown at the 25-year-old. "Virat and Rohit shouldn't have retired from Tests. I told Rohit to get up at 5 AM and run for 20 km to keep himself fit. Virat and Rohit can still play for another 5 years in Test cricket. They should have played. They should be there to see that the baton is passed to the youngsters, just like Sourav Ganguly did. The baton has not been passed, it has been thrown to Gill," said Yograj in a conversation with InsideSport.

 

https://www.sportstiger.com/news/the-baton-has-not-been-passed-yograj-singh-unhappy-with-rohit-sharma-for-abrupt-test-retirement
 

[lemsip]

The guy who played one test in his career, pops up as an expert on player longevity and retirement planning ! 

Edited June 15, 2025 by lemsip

[Gollum]

Average IQ of Indians is 76. Yograj does nothing to disprove that. 

[diga]

35 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Average IQ of Indians is 76. Yograj does nothing to disprove that. 

why does he get so much mileage ? Some random site posts some newsbyte from him and the resident Rohit-Bhakt immediately gobbles it up. (Isnt he maniac/dot.baba...)

[tweaker]

As a captain loosing at home 3-0 to New Zealand and loosing to Australia in Australia, this expert still think that the seniors had another 5 years.

[Prabhdeep Singh]

Probably 2025-27 WTC cycle he means as they are also playing ODI’s upto 2027 WC, this makes sense as there will be too many gaps between ODI series.

Edited June 15, 2025 by Prabhdeep Singh

[The Realist]

 "I told Rohit to get up at 5 AM and run for 20 km to keep himself fit"

 

 

 

Last hurrah? @maniac

[wanted_desi]

26 minutes ago, The Realist said:

 "I told Rohit to get up at 5 AM and run for 20 km to keep himself fit"

 

 

 

Last hurrah? @maniac

lol 20 km. It will take him weeks 

[Zero_Unit]

who cares? 

[kosingh]

This guy is like those high school  physical education that you probably had if you attended high school in India in the 1980s or 1990s

[Ultimate_Game]

8 hours ago, wanted_desi said:

lol 20 km. It will take him weeks 

 

Rohit running 20 km! 

 

Maybe in a month 

[JazzyB]

There was no baton to pass to begin with

 

Rohit himself was a disgrace to the test team with his lack of fitness pathetic captiancy and embarassing overseas performances

 

rohit was just given captaincy in passing

[Sean Bradley]

Rohit Sharma never held a baton in test cricket. His baton was flamed out years ago and he was carrying himself as a passenger around the World.

[putrevus]

Did Rahul hold any baton why is he playing still. Why is the guy whose avg in last years are as follows.

 

2018- 22.28 avg

2019-22.00

2021-46

2022-17

2023-28

2024-35

2025-19

This guy  Rahul 's avg is 32 in last 5 years and our captain's avg is 35. Rohit Sharma is Bradman compared to these two guys.

Edited June 20, 2025 by putrevus

[Sandz]

On 6/17/2025 at 1:01 AM, JazzyB said:

There was no baton to pass to begin with. 

 

Rohit himself was a disgrace to the test team with his lack of fitness pathetic captiancy and embarassing overseas performances

 

rohit was just given captaincy in passing

Cause Rohit ate baton.

[Forever Indian]

On 6/15/2025 at 3:31 PM, wanted_desi said:

lol 20 km. It will take him weeks 

This would have been a easy way to make him run 20 km in one day...

Edited June 20, 2025 by Forever Indian

[express bowling]

On 6/15/2025 at 7:31 PM, The Realist said:

 "I told Rohit to get up at 5 AM and run for 20 km to keep himself fit"

 

 

So now we know why Rohit actually retired.   

[tweaker]

No one missed Rohit and Virat as the new team put up a good score 

[raki05]

Yuvraj ka papa gajab topibaaz aadmi hai!!!

[vvvslaxman]

He is a troll. Media is feeding him. If you start listening to every grumpy old dads you will get some controversial statements. Doesn't mean you have to seek for it.