Questions on Rohit Sharma’s future after India’s defeat in Border-Gavaskar Trophy, BCCI can take a big decision

India suffered a 3-1 defeat in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). Australia created history by winning this prestigious trophy after 10 years. The performance of Indian batsmen in this series was disappointing, especially Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were complete flops.

Where during the series R. Ashwin surprised everyone by suddenly announcing his retirement, while Rohit Sharma kept himself out of the team in the last match. Since then there is speculation about his retirement.

Will Rohit Sharma retire from Test cricket?

However, during the Sydney Test, Rohit Sharma had said that he is not thinking of leaving Test cricket and is not finished yet. But BCCI has a different thinking on this.

According to Hindustan Times report:

• BCCI Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and Secretary Devjit Saikia will hold a meeting soon.
• In this meeting the team’s performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be reviewed.
• The future of Rohit Sharma’s Test career will also be discussed.

Why was Rohit Sharma out of the last test?

According to reports, Rohit Sharma had ruled himself out of the final Test to give India one last chance to qualify for the WTC (World Test Championship) 2025 final.

• India’s hopes of going to the WTC final ended after the loss.
• Now it remains to be seen whether Rohit wants to remain in the Test team or not.

BCCI’s stance and decision on Rohit’s future

A BCCI official said on condition of anonymity:
“Rohit was waiting to see if India would be able to make it to the WTC final. Now it entirely depends on him and the selection committee whether he wants to continue Test cricket or not.”

• The final decision has to be taken by Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and the selection committee.
• There will be an in-depth discussion on Rohit Sharma’s performance and future.

Team India’s next challenge: England Test series

• India’s next Test series will be played against England in late June.
• Team India needs to improve in red ball cricket, which does not seem to be their priority at the moment.
• It is a big question how much better the form of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be before this series.