"Thank You For The Memories"- Twitter reacts to Rohit Sharma's retirement from Test Cricket

Rohit Sharma, on Wednesday (May 7), announced his retirement from Test cricket. The Indian batting star announced his decision on Instagram.

A recent report stated that the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel decided to remove the Mumbai star as the captain of the Test team ahead of the upcoming five-match series against England that will kickstart India's campaign in the new World Test Championship cycle. The selectors reportedly want a young player to lead the team in the new cycle.

Rohit's poor form with the bat forced the Indian selectors

The report also stated that the main reason behind the selectors' decision was Rohit's poor performance in Tests. Under his captaincy, India suffered heavy losses against New Zealand and Australia last season and failed to qualify for the upcoming WTC final.

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His performance with the bat during both series was disappointing as well. Against New Zealand, he scored only 91 runs in 6 innings at an average of 15.16. Rohit's poor batting continued against Australia as well, as he scored only 31 runs in 5 innings at an average of 6.20.

Here are some of the reactions to Rohit Sharma's Test retirement:

Indian captain Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket… via Instagram Story that disappears in 24 hours. Isse zyada serious announcement Malaika Arora gym jaate time karti hai pic.twitter.com/YYPmUCo0fH

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 7, 2025

Test cricket witnessed your grace, grit, and greatness. A true Hitman in whites, forever remembered.
Every inning, every shot, meant the world to us. A true warrior in white

Thank You Rohit Sharma 💙#RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/LLvsyeT0Ke

— . (@helloitsnv) May 7, 2025

My favourite moment of Rohit Sharma in test cricket. Ended all the jokes of the overseas century that day. pic.twitter.com/q6R56FUMOV

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) May 7, 2025

They all won who criticised him and blamed him for the BGT failure. Many players failed but only Rohit Sharma had to retire. Only Rohit Sharma had to go.🙂💔

— 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 (@ImHydro45) May 7, 2025

Rohit Sharma was our saviour, whether to play vs spin or swing conditions of England.

Guy saved the Virat’s captaincy a lot of times by scoring alone.

Tied up the series in South Africa as a captain which was a massive achievement as a captain.

You’ll be missed, Rohit.❤️ pic.twitter.com/V2nKotF0q7

— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) May 7, 2025

Rohit's Test career in numbers:

Rohit made his Test debut during the two-match Test series against West Indies in 2013. It was legendary Sachin Tendulkar's last Test series, and Rohit managed to hog the limelight with his brilliant batting display.

He scored a century on his Test debut at the Eden Gardens and went on to score another in the second Test as well. While Rohit's entry in Test cricket was very promising, he struggled to replicate his white-ball success in red-ball cricket.

The right-handed batsman even struggled to cement his place in the Test team before his fortunes changed in 2019 when he was promoted as an opener. Overall, Rohit has played 67 Tests so far and has scored 4301 runs with the help of 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries. In 2021, he was also named in the ICC Test Team of the Year.

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