“Rohit Sharma may have decided to retire after the Sydney test”: the great claim of the ex-star of India Mohammad Kaif
Rohit Sharma had struggled in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia.© BCCI
The former India cricket player Mohammad Kaif questioned Rohit Sharma’s decision to resign as captain for the final test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Sydney earlier this year. Calling this a misstep, he estimated that the timing was turned off and suggested that the veteran opener may have already decided to withdraw from the test cricket at that time. Rohit had struggled in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, which India lost 3-1. It only has an average of 6.20 in five rounds. His difficulties with the bat, culminated in the skipper dropping for the final test in Sydney and putting the reins back to Jasprit Bumrah, which had led India to a 295-point victory during the opening of the series in Perth.
“We had a strange feeling when Rohit retired from the departure XI in Sydney, citing his form of striker and the team that was to win. I felt that we needed a captain in this crucial game.
“Jasprit Bumrah was named a stand-in skipper, but even he could not finish the game, so that it raised questions which, well, the form is not there but you are also captain. I thought it was not the right call at the time, but I think he may have decided to retire then,” Kaif told Ians.
Rohit announced his retreat from the red ball format last week, ending his test career, which began with a century at its beginnings against the Antilles in Kolkata in 2013, with 4,301 points from 67 tests to an average of 40.57, including 12 centuries and 18 fifty. Rohit led India in 24 tests, winning 12 and losing nine games.
In June 2024, Rohit announced his T20IS retirement after India beat South Africa by seven points to win the Male T20 World Cup 2024.
With Rohit announcing the retreat of the tests, Shubman Gill is the favorite to be the next test captain, because the selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar aims to infuse new blood on the side.
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