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Rohit Sharma Announces Test Retirement: A Fond Farewell<\/strong><\/p>\n In a heartfelt message, Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 7. The announcement came via his Instagram stories, just before the team’s upcoming tour to England.<\/p>\n The national selectors were expected to finalize the squad in two weeks, leading to speculation about Rohit’s future in the longest format of the game. Despite concerns, India\u2019s coach, Gautam Gambhir, expressed support for Rohit and fellow player Virat Kohli, suggesting they could remain in contention as long as they continued to perform well.<\/p>\n In his message, Rohit expressed gratitude for representing India in Test matches and confirmed his intention to keep playing One Day Internationals (ODIs) as the team captain. <\/p>\n \u201cHello everyone. I would like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n This announcement sparked an outpouring of tributes from fans on social media, many calling it "the end of an era" in Test cricket. Supporters thanked Rohit for his invaluable contributions, particularly his leadership that took the team to the World Test Championship final in 2023. The Punjab Kings also paid homage to him, marking the significance of his career.<\/p>\n A Glance at Rohit’s Remarkable Test Journey<\/strong><\/p>\n Rohit Sharma leaves Test cricket after an impressive career. In his 67 matches, he scored 4,307 runs, including 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries. Notably, he was India’s top run-scorer during the World Test Championship cycle, amassing 2,716 runs from 40 matches.<\/p>\n Recently, however, doubts about his form arose after a challenging performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he managed only 36 runs across three Tests.<\/p>\n Rohit Sharma’s retirement marks a significant moment in Indian cricket, as fans and fellow players reflect on his remarkable achievements and influence in the sport.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rohit Sharma Announces Test Retirement: A Fond Farewell In a heartfelt message, Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 7. The announcement came via his Instagram stories, just before the team’s upcoming tour to England. The national selectors were expected to finalize the squad in two weeks, leading to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[903,12813,12811,7262,12814,12812,1280],"class_list":["post-11006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-rohit-sharma","tag-rohit-sharma-age","tag-rohit-sharma-news","tag-rohit-sharma-retirement","tag-rohit-sharma-t20-retirement","tag-rohit-sharma-test-cricket-retirement","tag-test-cricket"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}