Ex-India manager talks about rift rumours between Rohit Sharma and the BCCI

Jaydev Shah speaks about Rohit Sharma’s Test retirement and BCCI rift rumours.

Ever since Rohit Sharma announced his Test retirement, cricketing fans and audiences across the world expressed sorrow for not being able to watch their favourite player in the format. However, Rohit Sharma, having retired from Test and T20I Cricket, remains in the ODI setup for Team India. Jaydev Shah, ex-India manager, has also recently spoken about the same.

Jaydev Shah on rumour rift between the BCCI and Rohit Sharma.

Ex-India team manager, Jaydev Shah, said on a podcast, “He had a baby, he came back, and he couldn’t make runs. Okay, he was out of form. He was dropped from the last Test, but then he won the Champions Trophy. I think he thought it was time for him to play white ball more than red ball and give another cricketer a chance. I think the board was looking at things like, we have to prepare our team for the next championship. That’s a two-year cycle, so it’s better if new players get set and get there.” He added, “And it didn’t seem like Rohit could take it for two more years. He also had his injury; he didn’t play a couple of IPL matches because of that either. I think that’s what he thought, and left for the team to grow and build nicely in the new cycle. Such big decisions are taken by big people like Rohit themselves.

Jaydev Shah reveals Rohit wasn’t forced out of Test cricket.

After Rohit retired from Tests, the BCCI appointed Shubman Gill as the new red-ball captain. There were initially reports that the BCCI had a rift with Rohit Sharma. However, there isn’t any concrete evidence regarding the same. Jaydev Shah, who in the past served as India’s team manager during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, lifted the lid on Rohit’s retirement and revealed that he wasn’t forced out of Test cricket.