Former head coach of the indian cricket team ravi shastri has made a big disclosure about Rohit Sharma's retirement. ravi shastri told that Rohit wanted to retire long ago. ravi shastri has also raised questions about a decision of gautam Gambhir. ravi shastri, while talking to Sanjana Ganesan in ICC Review, said that 'If I was the head coach during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, I would have definitely made rohit sharma play the last match played in Sydney'.
Big disclosure by ravi Shastri
ravi shastri told that 'Rohit Sharma had decided to retire from Test cricket only after losing BGT in australia, because india was out of the ICC World Test championship (WTC) after this defeat'. Let us tell you that rohit sharma decided to retire from Test cricket on 7 May 2025, even before India's tour of England.
Targeting gautam Gambhir
ravi shastri said that I had a conversation with rohit sharma during the IPL match and there was one thing in my mind for a long time, which I told him. ravi shastri told that I put my hand on Rohit's shoulder and said that 'If I was the coach at that time, you would have definitely played the last Test match, because the series was not over till then'.
What happened in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy?
ravi shastri said that I am not the kind of person who would give up even if the score was 2-1 in the series. rohit sharma left the first Test match in australia due to personal reasons. In this match, the team won under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah. Then rohit sharma returned in the second Test match and the indian team lost that match. The third match for BGT was drawn and australia won again in the fourth match. india fell behind 2-1 in this series. After this, rohit sharma was kept out in the 5th match played in Sydney.
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