Rohit Sharma retirement from test cricket is aired all over social media after a devastating loss against Australia in the 4th test match at Melbourne on Monday by 184 runs.
Rohit Sharma added one more test loss to the tally record of his test captaincy for India. In the last 7 test matches, India has only won one test match, that too under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah in the first test match of BGT series 2024.
In the last 6 test matches, Rohit captained; he lost 5 matches, and one game was a draw due to rain interruptions. Australia almost knocked down India in the 3rd test match too; however, Rain had some different plans that resulted in the match being a draw.
The last time India won the test match was the first test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024, but under Bumrah’s captaincy as full-time captain Sharma was on paternity leave to welcome his baby boy.
However, Rohit’s comeback didn’t go that way as India suffered brutal dominance in the second test match by Australia, and India bore another outrageous loss by 10 wickets at Adelaide Oval Stadium.
Rohit Sharma’s Record as Captain in the Last Few Test Matches
| Matches | Venue | Result |
| India vs New Zealand (1st test) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | New Zealand won by 8 Wickets |
| India vs New Zealand (2nd test ) | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | New Zealand won by 113 runs |
| India vs New Zealand (3rd test) | Wankhede Stadium | New Zealand won by 25 runs |
| India vs Australia (2nd test ) | Adelaide Oval | Australia won by 10 Wickets |
| India vs Australia (3rd test ) | The Gabba | Match Drawn |
| India vs Australia (4th test ) | MCG | Australia won by 184 runs |
This tally shows the downfall of Sharma as a captain in test cricket; however, more upsetting for the team India is his run-scoring test drastically decreased.
He managed to score only 614 runs in the last 12 test matches, which shows questions about his position in the playing XI, but Rohit seems to be favored by BCCI.
He had scored only 31 runs in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series so far and barely managed to surpass Jasprit Bumrah’s wicket record of 30 wickets in the BGT series. Bumrah is just 2 wickets away to surpass Harbhajan Singh’s record of 32 wickets in the BGT series.
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Rohit Sharma Batting Stats in Last Few Test Matches
Rohit Sharma had scored only 122 runs in the last 6 test matches, with only 1 half-century, that too against New Zealand in their home ground at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
| Matches | Venue | 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| India vs New Zealand (1st test) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2 (16) | 52 (63) |
| India vs New Zealand (2nd test ) | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 0 (9) | 8 (16) |
| India vs New Zealand (3rd test) | Wankhede Stadium | 18 (18) | 11 (11) |
| India vs Australia (2nd test ) | Adelaide Oval | 3 (23) | 6 (15) |
| India vs Australia (3rd test ) | The Gabba | 10 (27) | – |
| India vs Australia (4th test ) | MCG | 3 (5) | 9 (40) |
| Total | 36 runs | 86 runs |
Rohit Sharma’s batting stats and stats as a captain in the last few matches have erupted in serious discussion between the top selectors and BCCI and made them think about Rohit Sharma retirement, according to Times of India.
The report also claims Rohit will try to convince the management to play more matches if India somehow manages to qualify for the finals of the WTC; if not, then he has made up his mind.
India’s qualification for the WTC finals is logically possible, but India relies on other team’s performances.
Check: How India can Qualify for WTC Finals
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