Is another retirement coming our way? After Ravichandran Ashwin, will the India cricket team lose Rohit Sharma? The Indian captain stated in the post-match press conference in Brisbane that he’s not retiring from Test cricket, but Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar thinks that he might step down as captain after the India vs Australia Test series.
Rohit Sharma’s poor form in 2024
Two matches into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Rohit Sharma averages 6.33 with no score over 10. His form has been an issue since the Bangladesh Test series. In the thirteen Test innings since September, he’s scored over 10 runs just four times. And has scored just one fifty.
“I think Rohit obviously will get the opportunity to play in the next couple of matches, that’s for sure. But maybe at the end of it, if he hasn’t scored runs, my feeling is that he himself will take the call,” Gavaskar told ABC Sport.
Rohit Sharma Test record as batter & captain in 2024
| Matches | Won | Lost | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 7 | 5 | 607 | 26.39 | 2 | 2 |
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Rohit Sharma to step down as India captain?
Gavaskar feels Rohit Sharma will have to take a call if he doesn’t score in the remaining two matches of the India vs Australia Test series. He might step down, and then it’ll be up to head coach Gautam Gambhir and next-in-line Jasprit Bumrah to decide whether he deserves a spot in the team.
“He’s a very conscientious cricketer, he will not want to be a burden on the team. He’s a cricketer who cares very deeply for Indian cricket. So if he doesn’t score runs in the next couple of games, I think he himself will step down,” he added.
