According to reports, Rohit Sharma intended to play against England and retire in the middle of the series.

On May 7, the renowned Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket. The 38-year-old had intended to retire during India’s five-match Test tour of England, which began on June 20, according to a recent source.

During his 67 Test matches, Rohit amassed 4,301 runs at an average of 40.57. Since February 2022, he had been captaining the Indian squad in every format. Suryakumar Yadav took over as captain of T20I cricket last year after the right-handed hitter retired. Only in the ODI format will the Mumbai batsman now continue to lead India.

Regarding Rohit Sharma replacement as Test squad captain, the selectors have been unable to reach a consensus.

Similar to how MS Dhoni left the Test format and gave captaincy to Virat Kohli, Rohit intended to retire halfway through the England trip, according to a source who spoke to Sky Sports. Rohit was told that he may be a member of the team but would not be the captain since the selectors sought leadership consistency for the England visit. The seasoned batter decided to end his red-ball career immediately as a result of this. Kohli followed his long-time pal into Test retirement five days later.

Following Gill and Pant’s conversation, Indian selectors are still unsure regarding the Test captaincy.

Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, and Shubman Gill were all initially considered, but according to reports, the latter ruled himself out after failing to guarantee his attendance at all five Test matches in the UK.

According to the same source, one of the selectors is hesitant to give Gill the captaincy since he hasn’t yet met his standards and established himself as a member of the Test team. It was proposed that the 25-year-old top-order batsman would benefit more from serving as vice-captain at this time.

In 32 Test matches, Shubman has amassed 1,893 runs at an average of 35.05. He has a respectable away Test average of 27.53. Rishabh Pant, meanwhile, has amassed 2,948 runs at an average of 42.11 from 43 Test matches, including hundreds in South Africa, England, and Australia.