Every week after saying his retirement from Take a look at cricket, Indian cricketing legend Rohit Sharma visited Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his residence, Varsha, in Mumbai. In the course of the assembly, Fadnavis acknowledged Rohit’s contributions to India’s Take a look at group.
The 38-year-old cricketer lately introduced down the curtains on a 14-year-long Take a look at profession that noticed him being promoted from a younger middle-order batter to opener. The announcement was made simply forward of India’s squad reveal for the five-match Take a look at sequence in opposition to England, set to start on June 20 at Headingley. Sharing footage of the assembly on social media, CM Fadnavis congratulated Rohit for his celebrated profession.
“It was nice to welcome, meet, and work together with Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma at my official residence, Varsha. I prolonged my greatest needs to him on his retirement from Take a look at cricket and for continued success within the subsequent chapter of his journey,” he wrote on X.
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After lacking his preliminary debut alternative in 2010 as a consequence of an ankle damage, Rohit lastly made his Take a look at debut in 2013 with a superb 177 in opposition to the West Indies in Kolkata. For the subsequent few years, he struggled within the middle-order, however in 2019, when he was promoted to the opening slot, his fortunes modified. In that new position, he scored memorable knocks, together with a double hundred (212) in opposition to South Africa in Ranchi.
Regardless of a troublesome ultimate yr with poor performances in opposition to Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Australia, the veteran batter retired with 4301 runs from 68 Checks at a mean of 40.57, together with 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries. Notably, all his centuries got here in matches India gained.
In the meantime, quickly after Rohit introduced his retirement, his long-time teammate and batting stalwart Virat Kohli too referred to as it quits from red-ball cricket. With the 2 no extra to be seen carrying the Saggy Blue, the Indian group are in a transition part and set to welcome new gamers into the squad.