For the first five years, Rohit struggled to cement his place in the side. For the next five, he was among the finest batters in the world

One of India’s greatest stylish batsmen and a former Test captain, Rohit Sharma, has retired from red-ball cricket. The news arrived quietly but has gained attention around the cricketing world. A little over a month before India’s crucial five-Test series against England,

BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla has said that Rohit Sharma's Test retirement was the 38-year-old's call and the cricket board didn't pressurise him into making the decision. Rohit retired from Test cricket on May 7.