In a surprising revelation, India’s former team manager Jaydev Shah revealed that Rohit Sharma was not forced by the BCCi to withdraw from test cricket, but it was his own phone call. There were rumors that the BCCI and the Indian selectors forced Rohit Sharma to resign after he fell for the fifth test in Sydney during the Border-Gavaskar trophy of 2024-25.
However, they were only speculations, as confirmed by the team manager during the Border-Gavaskar trophy of 2024-25, because the BCCI only wanted to plan for the future. Shah admitted that the turning point of his test career came when Rohit was “fallen” from the Sydney test.
Rohit Sharma’s test retirement was not the decision of BCCI !!
The former team manager said that Rohit had just returned to the team after he had become a father and went through a rough patch with the bat. He could not score points like before, and that led him to be dropped from the last test during the Australia tour.
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But shortly thereafter, Rohit Sharma India led to victory in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which shows that he still had enough to offer in cricket with white ball. With a new ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle starting, the BCCI younger players wanted to give more opportunities. Rohit also thought it was the right time to take a step back from test cricket and to concentrate more on cricket with white balls.
Rohit Sharma wanted to give another cricket player a chance: Jaydev Shah
Shah claimed that it was a joint insight, because Rohit wanted to help the team move forward and made the call. But he took a few months to make a phone call about his test career and announced his retirement in May 2025, and that was also followed by Virat Kohli.
Jaydev Shah said at the voices of Impact with Arjun Mirani Podcast: ‘He had a baby, he came back and he couldn’t make runs. Okay, he was out of shape. He was from the last test, but then he won the Champions Trophy.
I think he thought it was time to play more white ball than the red ball and another cricket player to give a chance. I think the plate looked at things like, we have to prepare our team for the next championship. That is a two -year cycle, so it is better if new players are set and get there. “
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He further revealed that Rohit Sharma had had to deal with injuries and even missed a few IPL 2025 competitions for the Mumbai Indians. Looking at his fitness and the challenges that lie in front of us, Rohit Sharma thought it was the right time to step aside, and Shah said that such heavy calls are made by strong leaders such as the Hitman himself.
Shah signed up by saying: “And it seemed that Rohit could take it for another two years. He also had his injury; he also didn’t play a few IPL competitions. I think he thought and left for the team to grow and build well in the new cycle. Such big decisions are made by big people like Rohit himself.”
“It was Rohit’s own decision to retire from Testcricket. Such big decisions are made by big people like Rohit himself. Rohit wanted new teams to play in the new WTC cycle and give opportunities to young players.”
– Jaydev Shah (Team India Manager during BGT 2024-25 & … pic.twitter.com/597fcmad4b
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