Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, has declared his sudden retirement from Test cricket, effective immediately, but he will still play in One-Day Internationals. Due to Rohit’s decision, the Indian team will have a new captain when they begin their five-match Test series trip to England on June 20.

In a Wednesday night Instagram story, Rohit displayed his Test cap number 280 and added, “Hello everyone, I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket.” Wearing white to represent my nation has been an amazing honor. I appreciate all of your love and support over the years. I’ll keep playing for India in the One-Day International format.

India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia 3-1, and Rohit had a difficult time. In addition to dropping himself for the last Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he only averaged 6.20 in five innings. Prior to it, Rohit averaged a dismal 15.16 during India’s 3-0 home series loss against New Zealand. IANS is aware that Rohit declared his retirement from the format in order to build a Test squad for the future, particularly because the Test tour of England signals the beginning of a new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.

Even though he said in the Sydney Test TV interview that he wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon, this was a long-term development. The writing was on the wall, so to speak. The selection of the Test squad for the next England trip has now been postponed by two weeks, an insider told IANS. After making his Test debut against the West Indies in Kolkata in 2013, Rohit finished his career with 4,301 runs at an average of 40.57 from 67 Test matches, including 12 hundreds and 18 fifties. In 24 Test matches, Rohit captained India, winning 12 and losing 9.

After India defeated South Africa by seven runs to win the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, Rohit declared his retirement from Twenty20 Internationals in June of that year. As the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee looks to add some fresh blood to the team, Shubman Gill is the front-runner to be the next Test skipper after Rohit announced his retirement from the format. Given that Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to be fit for all five Test matches in England, Gill, 25, who was the vice-captain in white-ball forms, is well-positioned to become India’s next Test captain. The Gujarat Titans (GT), who are leading the IPL 2025 points standings, are led by him at the moment.