Fans Send Ruthless Message to Rohit Sharma, Demanding Retirement: 'You're Beyond Finished'

New Delhi: Despite high expectations from the senior players in India’s second innings of the Adelaide test match, fans were left disappointed. Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who had shifted to the middle order, failed to make an impact and was dismissed for just 6 runs off 15 balls. Rohit’s wicket fell with India reeling at 105-5, with a lead of 170 runs on their shoulders.

Australia has crushed India with a thumping 10 wickets victory to level the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, 1-1. The fans expressed their disbelief in Rohit Sharma and for other players, But Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were on the radar. Some fans even asked Rohit to retire reminding him of his poor form in test format. The Indian red ball captain has only managed to get one 50 plus score in his last 10 test innings. Lets look at some of the reactions of fans for Rohit Sharma’s below par path in red ball format.

Last 11 innings for Rohit Sharma in Tests

6
3
11
18
8
0
52
2
8
23
5
6

Avg : 10

— BEAST (@BEASTKLR) December 7, 2024

Dear Rohit Sharma

You have played test cricket for years now, but now you are beyond finished, it’s time to give it to the deserving youngsters like Rajat Patidar, Rituraj Gaikwad etc. Please Retire & Free that 1 spot. My respect will be doubled up after your retirement ❤️ pic.twitter.com/tiUFOu72VC

— Gaurav (@tfgaurav_12) December 7, 2024

Rohit Sharma in Last 12 Test Innings

Runs : 142
Average : 12

retire asap if you have any shame left @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/AmK7l61jO4

— Kevin (@imkevin149) December 7, 2024

Rohit began the Test series against Bangladesh with scores of 6 and 5, and then followed with 23 and 8. He faced difficulties against New Zealand, managing scores of 2, 52, 0, 8, 18, and 11 across six innings. New Zealand pulled off a remarkable upset by whitewashing India 3-0, marking India’s first home series loss since 2012.

Rohit, who missed the first Test due to personal reasons, altered his batting position for the second Test, taking the number 6 spot. However, he could only manage 3 runs off 23 balls in the first innings and failed to make an impact in the second innings as well.

India was looking for a miracle in Adelaide

India needed a miracle to avoid defeat in Adelaide. They finished the second day’s play with a score of 128/5 on the board. The visitors still trailed by 29 runs and only had 5 wickets in hand.

Apart from Rohit, senior batsman Virat Kohli also failed to score big. The former captain struggled at his happy hunting ground, managing scores of 7 and 11. Yashasvi Jaiswal got off to a positive start but departed for 24 in the second innings. KL Rahul scored 7 off 10 balls.

Australia’s seamers took 6/164 with the new ball (first 20 overs), while their Indian counterparts claimed 5/79. The difference, however, became more pronounced with the old ball. Australia managed 14/159, while India could only manage 4/184 and conceded at 4.27 runs per over.