"Because this place that you have earned, by no means came to you just like that. You worked really hard for it. I know what all I have done in my life and all the things I have gone through to get this. So I have an idea of all these things. So why do you want to leave? If you are batting well, giving results, then why?" he added.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — India captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from test cricket Wednesday ahead of the squad’s upcoming tour of England. The 38-year-old Sharma added that he will continue representing India in one-day internationals.

MUMBAI: It is ironic that the man often hailed for hitting the maximum number of sixes by an Indian cricketer in international cricket (637) is being remembered for the number of deliveries he left alone during India’s 2021 Test tour of England.