Up to date on: Aug 03, 2025 07:00 am IST
Rohit Sharma attended Day 3 of the ultimate Check in opposition to England at The Oval. Although reporters sought his feedback, he kept away from talking.
Former India captain Rohit Sharma landed at The Oval to cheer for his staff on Day 3 of the fifth and ultimate Check in opposition to England. The lately retired (from Check cricket) opening batter made his manner into the bottom a couple of minutes after play started on Saturday.
Fairly understandably, his entry was captured by reporters, who even requested Rohit for his response to the riveting motion between India and England however the former skipper denied chatting with the media and walked inside.
The cameras as soon as once more discovered Rohit within the Oval stands in direction of the top of the primary session of the day’s play. Wearing an informal black denim shacket and denims, Rohit appeared relaxed as all the time.
“He can be fairly proud of what he has been seeing this morning,” mentioned Mel Jones on commentary when the cameras panned to Rohit. She was referring to India’s robust place within the match. They led by 166 runs with seven wickets within the financial institution on the finish of the primary session on Day 3.
There was no affirmation on whether or not Rohit would enter the Indian dressing room throughout or after the day’s play to share his enter, however the probabilities of that can not be dominated out.
Rohit introduced his retirement from Check cricket just a few days earlier than the selectors introduced India’s squad for the England tour. His retirement was adopted by Virat Kohli’s.
In 67 Checks, Rohit scored 4301 runs at a median of 40.58. His Check profession took a unique flip after he determined to open the batting in 2019. He did a wonderful job on the high of the order for 5 years earlier than issues crumbled down from the New Zealand sequence at residence. Rohit’s efficiency nosedived in opposition to New Zealand and it obtained worse when India toured Australia earlier this yr.
After being unable to carry out with the bat, he dropped himself from the XI within the final Check in Sydney after which introduced his retirement from red-ball cricket in the course of the IPL.
The Ajit Agarkar-led choice committee appointed Shubman Gill because the captain of the Indian Check facet. Rohit, nevertheless, remains to be formally the captain of India’s ODI staff.
