After a career that spanned 67 matches and saw him score 4,301 runs at an average of 40.57, Rohit Sharma announce retirement from Test cricket on May 7, 2025. Rohit Sharma leaves behind a record that includes 12 hundreds, 18 half-centuries, and a career-high score of 212 against South Africa in Ranchi in October 2019, despite a decline in form towards the end.
After a difficult season, he made this decision. Rohit Sharma had a tough tour of Australia following lackluster performances in the home series against Bangladesh and New Zealand in late 2024. He averaged just 10.93 over eight innings and managed only one score above 50. India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 in Australia after suffering a 3-0 defeat to New Zealand under Rohit’s captaincy, despite winning both Test matches against Bangladesh. In light of this challenging stretch, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket, marking the end of his tenure in the longest format of the game.
Rohit Sharma was absent from the first and last Test matches of the Australia tour; he willingly stepped away for the last game in Sydney and was in India for the birth of his child. He emphasized at the time that the move was not a sign of retirement but rather the result of poor form. In 2013, Rohit Sharma made his memorable Test debut in Kolkata, where he scored 177 against the West Indies. Later, in 2019, he became one of the few Indian hitters to score a century in each Test innings, beating South Africa in Visakhapatnam with scores of 176 and 127. In 2025, Rohit Sharma officially announced his retirement from Test cricket , bringing an end to a remarkable red-ball career.
