Rohit Sharma’s Test retirement linked secretly with Mahendra Singh Dhoni:

Delhi: Indian cricket team veteran batsman and captain Rohit Sharma has announced to retire from Test cricket. His decision is nothing short of a big shock for the cricket world, especially when the Indian team has to play a Test series against England.

This move of Rohit is also surprising because he was included in the A+ Grade in the Central Contract List of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) just a month ago. This selection indicated that he is not in the mood to say goodbye to Test cricket in the near future.

38 -year -old Rohit Sharma made this big announcement through his Instagram story and wrote, “Hello everyone. I want to share with all of you that I am retiring from Test cricket. Playing in white jersey has been a great honor for me. It has been a great honor for me to play in white jersey. Thanks for your love and support. I will still represent India in ODIs.”

According to the report of Cricbuzz, BCCI and selectors got information about Rohit’s decision on Wednesday morning, which also surprised them. The report also stated that the selectors were considering removing Rohit from the Test captaincy for the upcoming England tour and planning to hand over the leadership to young batsman Shubman Gill. It is believed that this possible change can cause Rohit’s retirement.

Retirement in style like Mahendra Singh Dhoni

The way Rohit Sharma suddenly declared retirement, she matches Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s style to a large extent. Interestingly, both the players announced retirement at 7:29 pm.

Apart from this, both Rohit and Dhoni played their last Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia, where Dhoni retired in the middle of the series. At the same time, Rohit also played the last Test in MCG.

There is also a coincidence in Dhoni and Rohit’s retirement that both of them also played Test cricket at their home ground Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai).

Now the entire focus will be on ODI

Rohit Sharma has already kept distance from T20 International and now he will represent India only in ODI cricket. All his focus will now be on the format of 50 overs.

Now it will be interesting to see who takes the player in the Test team instead of Rohit and whether Shubman Gill is actually made the next Test captain. This is like a new chapter for Team India.

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