Rohit Sharma's wife Ritika reacts to his Test retirement in emotional Instagram story
India captain Rohit Sharma's wife Ritika Sajdeh has reacted emotionally to his Test retirement. Rohit bid adieu to the longest format of the game ahead of the upcoming tour of England. The India skipper announced his decision through an Instagram story, where he thanked fans for their support and mentioned that it was an honour to play the longest format for the country.
Rohit's sudden retirement sent shockwaves in the entire cricketing fraternity as people began wishing the Indian captain on his excellent career. Rohit's wife Ritika Sajdeh also reacted to his retirement as she reposted his Instagram story with a heartbroken and saluting emoji. Ritika Sajdeh's Instagram Story
Rohit led India in 24 Test matches, winning 12 and losing nine matches, while three matches ended in a draw. He's only the second Indian captain to draw a Test series in South Africa after MS Dhoni.
Rohit made his Test debut against West Indies in 2013 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata and began his career with centuries in the first two matches. The Nagpur-born cricketer never managed to seal his spot in the Test team after initial success as he failed to replicate his performances overseas.
His rebirth as a Test cricketer happened in 2019, when he was brought back into the team as an opener, and he came back with a back, hitting twin centuries in his first game. He further scored a double century in his second Test as an opener, playing an innings of 212, which remains his highest score.
Rohit scored 2697 runs as an opener in Tests at an average of 42.80 with nine hundreds and eight fifties. Overall, he scored 4301 from 67 Tests at an average of 40.57 with 12 hundreds and 18 fifties. All of his 12 centuries resulted in India's victories. He also picked up two wickets in the format with best figures of 1/35.
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