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Rohit Sharma: Rohit Sharma followed the footsteps of Dhoni and Virat Kohli, suddenly left Test captaincy; When did this happen?
The Indian team's most successful batsman, Rohit Sharma, surprised everyone by suddenly retiring from Test cricket on Wednesday. He announced this from his social media handle. Rohit's decision to retire has shocked the fans, just like Dhoni and Virat did. Now, Hitman has also followed the footsteps of the legendary players.
Rohit follows the path of Dhoni and Kohli.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni surprised everyone by suddenly leaving the captaincy of the Indian Test team in 2014 and retiring. After this, Virat Kohli decided to leave the captaincy of the Test team in 2022. Now, Rohit Sharma has gone a step further and announced his retirement from this format, along with leaving the captaincy. His decision has surprised the fans.
When did Dhoni leave the captaincy of the Test team?
Dhoni left the captaincy of Test cricket in December 2014. At that time, Team India was on a tour of Australia. The third match of the four-match Test series was being played between 26 and 30 December. This match ended in a draw. The hosts took a 2-0 lead in the series. After the match ended, Dhoni left the captaincy of the Test team and retired. In this way, he surprised the fans.
Virat Kohli left the captaincy after the defeat to South Africa.
After leaving the captaincy in the third Test on the Australia tour, Virat Kohli led the team in the last Test in place of Dhoni. King Kohli took over the command of the Indian team till 2022, but after the defeat to South Africa, Virat resigned from the captaincy on January 15. Earlier, he had also left the captaincy of T20. However, he continued to play.
Rohit Sharma suddenly left the captaincy and retired.
After Virat Kohli, the command of the Test team was given to Rohit Sharma. He suddenly retired from this format on Wednesday. From then till the recent Australia tour, he was the captain of Team India in the longest format of cricket. Under his captaincy, India played 24 Tests, and out of these, Team India won only 12 Tests. Team India had to face defeat in nine Tests. Three Tests were drawn.
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