One doesn’t become a successful Test cricketer if he has only two overseas centuries in the longest format. The statement holds for Rohit Sharma, who seems to be nearing the end of his Test career. He was withdrawn from the 5th and Final Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy following his poor form and the team’s downfall. India is trailing by 2-1 after the Boxing Day Test. The performance in BGT has raised Rohit Sharma’s Test cricket retirement speculation.
With the Border Gavaskar Trophy reaching the business end, Rohit Sharma’s Test Cricket retirement speculation also gets a lot of twists and turns. Rohit Sharma is currently the most hated cricketer in India national cricket team for his form in the series Down Under. He missed the opening Test at Perth due to the birth of his second child and sacrificed his opening position for the team requirements as KL Rahul already made an impact in his absence.
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Rohit Sharma’s Poor Form
The mental block of pushing himself down the order might have also affected his form as he didn’t get the welcome he deserved at Adelaide, where he scored 3 & 6 in both innings. He bagged another low score, getting dismissed for 10 in the 3rd Test at Brisbane. Rohit Sharma’s poor form extended to the Boxing Day Test as he during twin failures with scores of 3 & 9.
Test Nightmare in 2024
Despite promoting himself up to his usual opening position at Melbourne, he failed to score big runs. Across 5 innings in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy, he had collected 31 runs. Individual form might have affected his captaincy. He featured in 5 Test series in 2024 and accounted for 619 runs in 14 matches at an average of 24.76. Barring the series against the England cricket team, where he made 400 runs in 5 matches, he flopped completely in the rest, reflecting Rohit Sharma’s poor form.
Disappointed Captain
The team not performing well and the captain himself not scoring runs in a high-profile series like this against Australia national cricket team, provide enough reasons for the selectors to take tough decisions on big players. Already there are speculations of Rohit Sharma’s Test retirement after the Sydney Test, which also wraps up the BGT 2024/25. Even his place in the team wasn’t guaranteed for the 5th Test after a flop show in the Boxing Day Test as there are rumours that he was dropped.
India’s Test Results During Rohit’s Leading
Under his stint, India lost a home Test series badly by a 3-0 margin against New Zealand national cricket team, which raised question marks about his ability in the longest format. With India scheduled to play their next Test in June in England (given they don’t qualify for the WTC final) and overall 9 Tests in 2025, the management might look for his successor. Jasprit Bumrah, who led the side in Perth is the lead contender to become the full-fledged skipper in the longest format.
Rohit Sharma’s Test Retirement Speculation
The fans on Twitter are already making the outburst of Rohit Sharma’s Test retirement speculation.
Happy retirement Rohit Sharma https://t.co/khoHLD7Vrl
— Samar Shrivastav (@Samarshrivastav) December 30, 2024
The fans on their social media handles are not holding and are particularly harsh on Rohit Sharma speculating about his retirement from Test cricket. They have already started making their rumours on Twitter about Rohit Sharma’s Test Cricket speculation. The Boxing Day Test results not going in favour of India, didn’t go well with the Indian fans and Rohit Sharma’s poor form became the victim of the outburst.
Rohit Sharma should retire not because he didn’t perform but he didn’t put his team’s interest before him. There shouldn’t be any place for selfish player in team India. #AUSvINDIA
— Cricket Devotee 🇮🇳 (@DevoteesCricket) December 30, 2024
SCG Test Without Rohit Sharma
Head coach, Gautam Gambhir had taken a tough decision of not considering Rohit Sharma for the 5th Test. Reports say that Rohit himself opted out of the match. Even the selectors have made their decision that Rohit Sharma is not in their scheme of things in the future for Test selection. Cricket pundits have also joined the bashing on Rohit Sharma after the Boxing Day Test.
Coach’s Speculation
Former India Head Coach, Ravi Shastri said, “He (Rohit) might announce his retirement from Test cricket officially after the ongoing 5th Test in Sydney. He is going to take the final call on his career but I won’t be shocked at all because he’s not getting younger. There are other young players in the wings, there’s Shubman Gill, a player of his quality averaging over 40 in the year 2024, who didn’t play the Boxing Day Test.”
Shastri further added the technical flaws in Rohit Sharma’s batting. “His feet aren’t moving as well as they normally do. Even in his prime, his footwork was minimal, but there was more. He was more towards the ball. At the moment, I think he’s caught on the crease.”
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Will Rohit Sharma Retire from Test Cricket？
Given how things went wrong in the last few months, Rohit Sharma will think of retiring from Test cricket, and maybe he will announce it after the SCG Test. What is your take on Rohit Sharma’s Test cricket retirement speculation？
