'Sorry Rohit Sharma, time to retire': India captain sent strict message after MCG horror show

India captain Rohit Sharma's poor form continued in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne as he was dismissed for another low score. He came to open the innings after batting at No. 6 for a while but the move didn't work.

In just the second over of India's innings, Rohit was caught easily at mid-on by Scott Boland as he tried to half-pull a short of a length delivery from Pat Cummins. He was dismissed for just 3 off 5 balls.

After the dismissal, he was severely criticized by social media users for his poor performance. The users blasted him for opening in place of the in-form KL Rahul and asked him to retire immediately.

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Twitter blasts Rohit Sharma for another failure during Boxing Day Test

Rohit Sharma in Last 14 Innings
6, 5, 23, 8, 2, 52, 0, 8, 18, 11, 3, 6, 10, 3

Runs : 155
Average : 11.07

Time for Retirement from Test format!#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/A1DBQmBbQs

— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) December 27, 2024

Rohit Sharma replacing KL Rahul as opener. pic.twitter.com/u45qYw8hOn

— 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐌𝐒𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧™ (@Itzshreyas07) December 27, 2024

The more you watch this series, the more you realize we didn’t appreciate captain Rahane enough.

— Rohit Yadav (@cricrohit) December 26, 2024

Let's laugh at those who thought Rohit will get out on a duck just because he is in bad form. Never ever count out our leader.

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) December 27, 2024

I have been watching cricket for 14 years, and I've never seen a more overrated player than Rohit.

pic.twitter.com/XbhaVg6Huq

— Krishna. (@KrishVK_18) December 27, 2024

Biggest fraud of this series!

Rohit Can't captain, can't field and can't bat!!

Only playing on captaincy quota, You can not change my mind.#INDvsAUSpic.twitter.com/Smyikj5vn6

— Sanno (@sh_scribe) December 27, 2024

Sorry Rohit, time to retire 🙏. The India team has two open positions now. Fixing the middle order is a priority. #RohitSharma #ViratKohli𓃵#AUSvIND #AUSvINDIA pic.twitter.com/lQvHxLQVvS

— Thug life 🔥 (@yaskinTvK) December 27, 2024

Rohit dug out me jakar sbko btyga, is pitch par khelna kese hai 😂 #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/QMNh3xk6OX

— Paapi Gudiya😎 (@epic_meme00) December 27, 2024

Rohit Sharma’s runs in this series - 22
Jasprit Bumrah’s wickets in this series - 25 pic.twitter.com/ZTo3PutRYw

— ` (@chixxsays) December 27, 2024

Djokovic has shown much better intent than Rohit in Australia recently...pic.twitter.com/RzzBAF9oqB

— El Niño 🇮🇳 (@suppandiiii) December 27, 2024

Djokovic has shown much better intent than Rohit in Australia recently...pic.twitter.com/RzzBAF9oqB

— El Niño 🇮🇳 (@suppandiiii) December 27, 2024

Djokovic has shown much better intent than Rohit Sharma in Australia recently...pic.twitter.com/RzzBAF9oqB

— El Niño 🇮🇳 (@suppandiiii) December 27, 2024

Rohit Sharma's poor form

Rohit Sharma is probably in the worst form of his life currently. The Indian skipper has been struggling for runs for some time now and his dwindling returns in Test cricket hasn't helped his team's cause.

He has scored just 22 runs in four innings so far at an average of 5.50. Rohit missed the first Test of the series due to the birth of his second child. In his absence, Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian team to a memorable win.

Rohit has been in poor form since the start of India's home Test season. He scored just 133 runs in five Tests at an average of 13.30 with just one fifty-plus score.