Rohit Sharma’s decision to retire has come just before India’s upcoming tour of England, where it has to play five Tests against the host team. Now the BCCI’s reaction has come to the fore on Rohit’s retirement from Test cricket.Star batsman Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket on 7 May. With this decision, Rohit Sharma’s 11-year-long Test career came to an end. Rohit had already retired from T20 International. That is, now he will be seen playing for the Indian team only in ODI cricket.This decision of Rohit Sharma has come just before India’s upcoming tour of England, where it has to play five Tests against the host team. Now the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s reaction has come to the fore on Rohit’s retirement from Test cricket. BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla said that Rohit has taken this decision on his own. BCCI has no role in this.Rajiv Shukla told, ‘As far as Rohit Sharma’s retirement from Test cricket is concerned, he has taken this decision himself. We welcome his decision. Our policy is that we do not put any pressure on players who decide to retire, nor do we suggest anything, nor do we say anything.’Rajeev Shukla further stated, ‘He has made a big contribution to Test cricket. No amount of praise for him will be enough. He is a great batsman. The good thing is that he has not yet decided to retire from cricket. So we will definitely take advantage of his experience and talent. We wish him all the best for the future.’Regarding who will be the next Test captain of the Indian team, Rajiv Shukla said that the selectors will decide on this. Rajiv Shukla says, ‘This is the job of the selectors. There should be no speculation. The selectors will decide and tell you who will be the captain, it is completely their decision.’Talking on this topic, Cricket coach Bhunesh Agarwal told, “Rohit Sharma indeed had a glorious era in cricket. He played 67 Test matches for the Indian team. During this period, he scored a total of 4301 runs at an average of 40.57, which included 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries. Rohit hit 88 sixes and 473 fours in Tests. Rohit captained in 24 Test matches. Under Rohit’s captaincy, India won 12 Test matches and lost 9. Three matches were also drawn.”
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