Rohit Sharma Retired: Bad form as captain, coach Gambhir or something else...? Know why Rohit suddenly retired from Tests..

Indian cricket suffered a major setback on Wednesday when Rohit Sharma suddenly decided to retire from Test cricket. On Wednesday, Rohit retired from Test cricket with immediate effect. He was also the captain of Team India in Tests at the time. However, why he suddenly took this decision in the middle of the IPL is shocking. The Indian team has to tour England next month, and this series will mark the start of India's new World Test Championship cycle. Rohit has already retired from T20 Internationals. He will continue to captain the Indian team in ODIs. Rohit's form in Tests was also poor recently. However, fans are curious about why he made this decision. Bad form... poor captaincy or is there any other reason that forced him to retire with immediate effect... Let's know...

Lost series against New Zealand and Australia under Rohit's captaincy

Rohit Sharma was made the regular captain of the Test format in 2022. From then till the recent Australia tour, he was the captain of Team India in the longest format of cricket. Under his captaincy, India played 24 Tests, and out of these, Team India won only 12 Tests. Team India had to face defeat in nine Tests. Three Tests were drawn. Criticism of Rohit started when India lost the important Test series at home against New Zealand. To reach the final of the 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle, India needed to win the home Test series against the Kiwis, but the Indian team lost that series 3-0.

After this, India also lost the five-match Test series 3-1 on the Australia tour. In this series, Rohit was benched for the last Test. Even then, there were speculations about his retirement, but then he denied these speculations by talking to Star Sports. He had then said that no one has seen what will happen next, and he has the strength to return to form. The series ended, and then India won the Champions Trophy. Then the IPL started, and in the middle, Rohit decided to retire.

Rohit's record in Tests as captain

Rohit scored 1254 runs in 42 innings of 24 Tests as a Test captain. During this, his average was 30.58. His best innings was an innings of 131 runs. During this period, he scored four centuries and four half-centuries. However, Rohit's form in this format was very poor since January 1, 2024. During this, he scored 619 runs in 26 innings of 14 Tests at an average of 24.76. This includes two centuries and two half centuries. In the home series against New Zealand, Rohit scored 91 runs in six innings of three matches at an average of 15.17. At the same time, on the Australia tour, Hitman could score only 31 runs at an average of 6.20 in five innings of three Tests.

The selectors had warned Rohit.

He was constantly in the news in this format due to his poor form. This was the reason that before the England tour, the selectors had given him a message that they would remove him from the captaincy. This has been revealed in the Indian Express report. The selectors want to go with a new captain on the England tour. According to the report, the selectors wanted to take this decision, not given age, but given Rohit's performance in Tests. However, this 38-year-old player will continue to lead India in ODIs.

Selectors want a new captain for the England tour.

A source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India told the Indian Express, 'The selectors' thinking is clear. They want a new captain for the England tour, and Rohit does not fit as a captain, especially considering his red-ball form. The selectors want to prepare a young captain for the next Test cycle, and the selection committee has informed the BCCI that Rohit will not lead the team.'

In such a situation, even if Rohit had toured England as a player and his performance was not good, then this senior batsman would have had to be dropped from the playing-11 again. But if he were dropped as captain, the matter could have become more complicated. Experts say that it would have hurt the team, as was felt during the Australia tour. Rohit demoted himself in the batting order during the Australia tour, but it did not make any difference. In such a situation, even after seeing the decision to remove him from captaincy, Rohit must have thought it better to retire from Tests.

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