Will Rohit Sharma announce his retirement after the Sydney Tests? The report reveals the truth

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma’s name was missing from the playing eleven for the fifth and final Test against Australia of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series. There was a lot of speculation about Rohit Sharma’s future in the format, but the veteran opener has no plans to retire as of now.

Rohit’s poor form has been a concern for the Indian team management. After missing the first Test, he batted at number six in the second match. He posted scores of 3, 6 and 10 before returning to the top of the order. However, he managed just 3 and 9 in the MCG Test, which India lost by 184 runs.

Our captain has shown his leadership – Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah, the vice-captain of the team, was seen wearing the captain’s jacket in the toss. Bumrah stated that Rohit had opted out of the match. However, Rohit’s name was also absent from the list of five reserves for the game. The 38-year-old was not included in the squad during the national anthem ceremony.

“Our captain has shown his leadership, he chose to rest in this game. It shows that there is a lot of unity in our team, there is no selfishness, whatever is in the best interest of the team, we are looking to do- ho,” said Bumrah. to the draw

Team India playing XI for 5th Test Border Gavaskar: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohammed Siraj.

Rohit Sharma Not Thinking Of Retirement Right Now – Report

There are discussions about whether the Melbourne Test was Rohit Sharma’s last appearance. However, RevSportz reporter Rohit Juglan clarified that Rohit is currently not considering retirement. He added that only time would tell if Melbourne was his last Test match.

“Pause: Rohit Sharma not thinking about retirement as of now. Time will tell whether Melbourne was his last or not, but he’s not retiring for now,” Rohit Juglan wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) .

Rest – Rohit Sharma is not thinking about retirement just yet
Time will tell whether Melbourne was the last or not, but for now he is not retiring

— Rohit Juglan Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) January 2, 2025

He could pull the plug at the end of this Test – Ravi Shastri

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that Rohit Sharma might retire from Test cricket after the Sydney Test. Speaking during the first day’s play, Shastri added that Rohit might decide to sit out the side after this match, with no Test series at home. He praised Rohit for taking a bold decision.

“It’s still a brave call for a captain to admit and say, ‘I’m ready to take the bench in this game,'” Shastri said (via ABC ).

“If there was a home season coming up, I might have thought about continuing, but I think I might pull the plug at the end of this Test. He’s not getting any younger…not that India don’t have youngsters . they are very, very good players on the wings and it is time to make difficult decisions, but there is a time for everything,” he added.

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