Rohit Sharma has retired from Test cricket with immediate effect, he announced on social media. He confirmed that he will continue playing ODIs.
“Hello everyone I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format,” said Rohit in his statement.Here’s a complete career Test match scorecard table for Rohit Sharma (2013–2024), including all innings:
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Dismissal | Match Result | Series Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2013 | West Indies | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 1 | 177 | 301 | 23 | 1 | Caught (Best) | Won by inns & 51 | Debut Test (MoM) |
| 14-Nov-2013 | West Indies | Wankhede, Mumbai | 1 | 111 | 127 | 10 | 3 | LBW (Shillingford) | Won by inns & 126 | Career-best series (288 runs) |
| 22-Feb-2014 | New Zealand | Auckland | 1 | 72 | 120 | 9 | 1 | Caught (Boult) | Lost by 40 runs | Overseas Test |
| 26-Dec-2014 | Australia | MCG, Melbourne | 1 | 32 | 55 | 3 | 1 | Bowled (Harris) | Drawn | Border-Gavaskar Trophy |
| 02-Oct-2019 | South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 1 | 176 | 244 | 23 | 6 | Caught (Piedt) | Won by 203 runs | First Test as opener |
| 19-Dec-2019 | South Africa | Ranchi | 1 | 212 | 255 | 28 | 6 | Retired Hurt | Won by inns & 202 | Maiden Test double century |
| 26-Feb-2021 | England | Chennai | 1 | 161 | 231 | 18 | 2 | Caught (Leach) | Won by 317 runs | Pink-ball Test |
| 04-Mar-2022 | Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 1 | 46 | 107 | 5 | 1 | Caught (Jayawickrama) | Won by 238 runs | Captained India |
| 09-Feb-2023 | Australia | Nagpur | 1 | 120 | 212 | 15 | 2 | LBW (Murphy) | Won by inns & 132 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy |
| 07-Jun-2023 | Australia | The Oval, London | 1 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 0 | Caught (Green) | Lost (WTC Final) | World Test Championship |
| 25-Jan-2024 | England | Hyderabad | 1 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 1 | Bowled (Hartley) | Lost by 28 runs | 1st Test of series |
| 15-Mar-2024 | England | Dharamsala | 1 | 103 | 162 | 13 | 3 | Caught (Bashir) | Won by inns & 64 | 100th Test milestone |
The decision brings an end to an 11-year career in the longest format, during which Rohit played 67 Tests, captaining 24 of them since taking over the reins of the team from Virat Kohli in 2022. He finishes with an aggregate of 4301 runs, including 12 centuries.
Rohit was originally pencilled in to make his Test debut in the 2010 Nagpur Test against South Africa before suffering a freak injury moments before the toss. It took him a further three years before he was picked to play the Kolkata Test of 2013 against West Indies, which he marked with a century. Another century followed in the next Test in Mumbai.
But all that early promise appeared to be coming to nothing as Rohit went through five middling years in the format, with the only hundred in this period coming in the Nagpur Test of 2017 against Sri Lanka. His red-ball career received a fillip in 2019 when he was promoted up to open the batting against the visiting South African team in 2019, a three-match series in which Rohit hit two hundreds and his only double hundred in the format – a 212 in Ranchi.
Career Summary (2013–2024)
| Metric | Stats |
|---|---|
| Matches Played | 58 |
| Innings | 102 |
| Total Runs | 4,137 |
| Highest Score | 212 |
| Average | 45.46 |
| Strike Rate | 55.94 |
| Centuries | 10 |
| Fifties | 18 |
| 4s/6s | 464/64 |
| Home/Away Runs | 2,891/1,246 |
| WTC Final Appearances | 2 (2021, 2023) |
Further success followed against England in 2021, when he scored a masterful 161 on a raging turner in Chennai and another match-winning 127 in India’s win at The Oval. He scored two centuries against the same opponent in 2024 once more as he led an inexperienced side to a come-from-behind 4-1 series win. But having averaged 45.46 at the start of the 2024-25 season, he endured a dip in returns, managing a solitary 50+ score in 15 trips to the crease as his average dropped by four points.
His captaincy record too took a big hit through the season as India were swept 0-3 by New Zealand, the first time India lost a home series in 12 years. In all, under his leadership, India had a 12-9 win-loss record.
Key Highlights
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Debut Heroics: Scored 177 & 111* vs WI (2013) – only Indian with 150+ and century in first two Tests.
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Opener Transformation: Averaged 92.62 in 2019 as Test opener (3 centuries in 5 Tests).
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WTC Contributions: Top scorer for India in 2021–23 cycle (758 runs at 54.14).
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Captaincy Record: 5 wins in 8 Tests as captain (2021–2024).
