New Delhi: Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday offered praise for Rohit Sharma after the announcement of his retirement, which accepted India’s many trophy victory under his leadership.“He is a great player for India, but someone has to leave the game. Best wishes for him. He had a good career, he will play a day for India and IPL … BCCI’s job is to support the player. When I was part of BCCI, we thought he would be a great captain for India and hence he was under World Cup, Champion Trophy, Test Cricket.On Wednesday, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket, concluding a notable phase in his international career. The 38 -year -old cricketer shared the news on Instagram, in which his time was reflected in Test cricket, appreciating supporters.Rohit’s Test career began in November 2013 against the West Indies, with 67 matches. He submitted 4,301 runs with an average of 40.57, including 12 centuries and 18 half -centuries.The highest score of 212 was achieved during a domestic chain against South Africa in 2019, which kept them as India’s 16th largest run-scorer in the test. In 2013, his visit started impressively in Eden Garden, Kolkata with a score of 177 against the West Indies.
Despite the potential showing and giving remarkable performance, Rohit initially faced the challenges that set up themselves in the test format, especially in the distant matches. Between 2013–18, he participated in 27 tests, scored 1,585 runs on an average of 39.63, with 10 fifties in three centuries and 47 innings.His highest score was 151. The right -handed batsman faced difficulties away from home, especially in army countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia). Success in these countries is considered a benchmark for Indian batsmen.
Rohit’s home performance was extraordinary, scored 2,535 runs in 34 tests at an average of 51.73, with eight fifties in 10 centuries and 55 innings. However, his foreign record scored 1,644 runs in average 31.01 tests of 31.01, with two centuries and 10 half -centuries in 57 innings.In neutral places, he played two Tests, scoring 122 runs at an average of 30.50 with a highest score of 43. His most notable foreign performance came in England during the 2021–22 Pataudi Trophy, where he scored a average of 52.57 in four trials with 368 runs with India’s scoring, Sen, in a century, scored these saints with one hundred savas-in.
