Adam Gilchrist drops a massive statement regarding Rohit Sharma’s test career

Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist is of the opinion that this is the end of Rohit Sharma’s time in Test cricket, and thereby, this 37-year right-handed batter will not be travelling to England to pursue the five-match Test series against Team India, starting with the first match at Leeds from June 20. Rohit, India’s leading run-scorer in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC), has been terribly out of form over the past two Test series. He has scored a sum of 91 runs in three homed Tests against New Zealand and 31 runs in five innings of three Tests against Australia. Rohit did not play in the fifth Test, which India ultimately lost by six wickets within three days, due to the poor conditions with the bat.

As per Gilchrist, Rohit will assess his case on coming back to India and might end his red-ball career, which started with twin tons in November 2013 against the West Indies at home.

“I don’t see Rohit going to England. I just felt that he says he will assess it when he gets home. I mean, the first thing he will be met with when he gets home is a two-month-old baby that he has to change the nappies on. Now that might incentivise him to go to England. But I don’t see him pressing on,” Gilchrist told the Club Prairie Fire podcast.

Gilchrist, who won three ODI World Cup titles with Australia during his playing days, also shared his opinion on Rohit’s ODI future and said that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 could be his last appearance in the 50-over format of the game.

“He’s probably looking at a shot at the Champions Trophy, and that might be it for him,” he added.

Rohit, who guided India to the T20 World Cup title winning in 2024, dismissed the chance of his retirement in the near future during an interview with Star Sports on January 4. Still, a lot of former greats from the game feel it will be difficult for Rohit to come back in Tests. However, he will definitely take to the ground for India in the ICC Champions Trophy, which starts from February 19, and leads the world No. 1 ODI team as well.