Rohit Sharma took a shocking decision, retired from Test cricket before the England tour

Indian captain Rohit Sharma made a big call on Wednesday and declared his retirement from international Test cricket. This move came at the time when the Indian team was scheduled to go to England for a tour of five tests after IPL 2025.

Sharing a news update on Instagram, Rohit Sharma posted, 'Hello, I'd like to inform everyone I'm retiring from playing Test cricket. It has been a very proud moment for me to play for the country in Test cricket. A big thank you to everyone for the support and love. I will still play the ODI format.'

Rohit's last match, at the age of 38 years, was the fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, played during which India was defeated. Rohit Sharma was left out of the fifth match of the series due to bad play, and India was defeated 1-3 in the series. It is believed that his below-par performance is the primary reason for his retirement from playing Test matches. Aside from this, India was defeated 0-3 at home under his leadership and 1-3 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Because of the defeats, the Indian team failed to reach the final of the World Test Championship (WTC).

Rohit Sharma's performance in the last Test series against New Zealand and Australia was very disappointing. He scored at an average of 15.16 against New Zealand and 6.20 against Australia.

Rohit Sharma took over the captaincy after Virat Kohli's resignation in 2022, his first tour was a two-match series against Sri Lanka. He led India to the final of the World Test Championship in the 2021-23 cycle, but the team lost to Australia in the title match.