Rohit Sharma on Test Retirement: Till a few days ago, it was believed that Rohit Sharma should be declared the captain of the Test series for the England tour, but the opposite happened. On May 7, 2025, Rohit Sharma suddenly surprised everyone by retiring from the Test format. Fans couldn’t believe how their favourite player could do this so suddenly.

Not only this, Rohit Sharma’s father was also very disappointed with his decision. He wanted to see his son Rohit Sharma play more in the long format. However, Rohit Sharma’s performance as a batsman and captain was not good in the last two Test series. These days, the series has faced defeat at the hands of New Zealand and Australia. Rohit Sharma has revealed a big secret about his father.

Rohit Sharma made a shocking revelation.

Indian ODI cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has made a big revelation. He said that my father has been a long-time fan of Test cricket. He does not like new-age cricket. He has been a big fan of Test cricket. Rohit Sharma has expressed his views on the occasion of the launch of Cheteshwar Pujara’s wife Puja’s book ‘The Diary of a Cricketer’s Wife’ held in Mumbai.

He said that my father used to work in a transport company. My father also made many sacrifices to improve our lives. He further said that my father has always been a fan of Test cricket. He does not like this new era of cricket. I still remember the day when I scored 264 runs in an ODI.

He said, Okay, well played. Very good. He was not very enthusiastic. It is essential to go out into the field and do all this. But even if I scored 30, 40, or 50 runs in Test cricket, he would talk to me in detail about it. His love for this game was something like this.

Father was appointed after retirement.

In the program, Rohit Sharma said that after school cricket, he played for the Under-19 team, the Ranji Trophy, the Duleep Trophy, and then India A. Only after this could I get a place in the Indian team. My father observed my cricket journey. Rohit Sharma said that my father has seen me play a lot with the red ball. He likes red-ball cricket very much; he appreciates it.