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.

Rohit Sharma's childhood coach Dinesh Lad said his ward did not take the decision to retire from Test cricket in haste. Rohit announced retirement weeks ahead of the selection for the Test team for the tour of England,

Single digit outings in Adelaide and early departure in his only innings of the Brisbane Test meant Rohit was done with the middle-order gig. He made up his mind, had that tough talk with Shubman Gill,