India captain Rohit Sharma introduced his retirement from take a look at cricket on Wednesday however mentioned he’ll proceed enjoying One-Day Internationals.
The 38-year-old had give up Twenty20 Internationals instantly after main India to their second 20-overs World Cup title in West Indies final 12 months.
“Hiya everybody, I wish to share that I’m retiring from Take a look at cricket,” Rohit posted on Instagram.
“It has been an absolute honour to characterize my nation in whites. Thanks for all of the love and assist over time. I’ll proceed to characterize India within the ODI (One Day Worldwide) format.”
Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit’s deputy within the take a look at squad, led the aspect in two assessments in Australia final season in Rohit’s absence however the Indian cricket board (BCCI) might not job a quick bowler with full-time captaincy given their injury-prone nature.
India will kick off their take a look at season with a five-match sequence in England starting in Leeds on June 20.
A late bloomer within the lengthy format, Rohit retires with 4,301 runs together with 12 a whole lot from 67 assessments with a median of 40.57.
Rohit is a 50-overs stalwart with three 200-plus scores, together with a 264 towards Sri Lanka, which stays the best particular person rating in males’s ODIs.
A chic right-hander when on music, Rohit couldn’t attain the identical peak in take a look at cricket although and had only one hundred in his final 19 innings.
His extended run drought compelled the India captain to take the drastic step of dropping himself from a Sydney take a look at towards Australia earlier this 12 months.
Rohit led India to the ultimate of the 50-overs World Cup in 2023 and in addition captained them to their Champions Trophy victory earlier this 12 months.
“Thanks, Captain. Finish of an period in whites…” the BCCI wrote on X.
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