A look at Rohit's career-defining knocks following Test retirement

The Indian skipper and batter Rohit Sharma called time on his 11yearlong Test career after recent struggles in batting and leadership ahead of the England tour in June which will kickstart Indias ICC World Test Championship WTC 202527 campaignThe upanddown nature of Rohits career his evolution from a struggling middleorder batter to a worldbeating charttopping opener and his resilience and determination shown throughout these 11 years is a source of inspiration for many cricketers and fans worldwideOver the years the Hitman has shown immense transformation range a solid defence and hitting power as a batter These all things have combined to give the sport some of its most iconic knocks Here are some knocks that define Rohits career1177 against West Indies 2013In a perfect world this match at Wankhede Stadium which marked the great Sachin Tendulkars last international match would be a perfect passofthetorch moment from one Mumbai giant to a rising star to carry the Indian cricket and its gigantic expectations on its back Coming at number six Rohit smashed a brilliant 177 in 301 balls with 23 fours and a six winning the Player of the Match award in Indias winAlso ReadI would polish Rohit Sharmas shoes Former Team India cricketer Sandeep PatilIndia scored 453 in response to WIs first innings total of 234 and bundled them out for 153 winning the game by an innings and 51 runsWhile Rohit would struggle with consistency and adaptability to overseas conditions in the coming years this knock proved to be a sign of what Rohit is at the peak of his powers2212 against South Africa 2019In 2019 after years of inconsistency in redball cricket which puzzled many Rohit was given a chance to open the innings in Tests too a position where he excelled in whiteball cricket and broke so many records inAfter twin centuries at Visakhapatnam knocks of 176 and 127 which kickstarted Rohits Test revival the Hitman outshone himself in the final Test at Ranchi scoring an explosive 255ball 212 with 28 fours and six sixes at a strike rate of over 83 He took India to 4979 declared after they elected to bat first SA could not outscore India in two innings combined and lost by an innings and 202 runsDuring this series Rohits competition was himself as there was no one really at his level winning the Player of the Series award for his 532 runs in three matches at a mindboggling average of 13225 This series proved to be Rohits finest hour as a batting force in home conditions3161 against England 2021After losing the first Test in Pune thanks to a Joe Root masterclass Virat Kohli was under pressure to preserve his fortress Coming to Chennai India could feel the pressure What if series was not won Entered one of Virats most trusted soldiers On a tough spinny and tricky Chennai pitch where batters struggled to read the delivery properly Rohit produced a masterclass of 161 in 231 balls with 18 fours and two sixes to guide his side to 329 after electing to bat first A century by Ravichandran Ashwin and fifty by Virat helped India set a target of 482 runs and the trio of Ashwin Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel crushed England by 317 runs Though Ashwin took home the Player of the Match for his allround efforts the star of the show was Rohit who had helped India reach a solid first innings total after it was down 8634127 against England 2021The tour to England in 2021 marked Rohits finest hour as a batter overseas Long ridiculed and criticised for throwing away his wicket and not being able to score an overseas century the artistic batter chose The Oval as his stage With India trailing by 99 runs Rohit delivered a solid defence that could very well become study material for aspiring cricketers blocking and leaving deliveries with unmatched technical skill He scored 127 in 256 balls with 14 fours and a six completing the milestone with a massive six against Moeen Ali over longon India marched to 466 gained a hefty 367run lead and bundled out England for 210 to take a 21 lead in the series5120 against Australia 2023Spinning track Rohits patience occasional bursts of attacking cricket and a worldclass opposition recipe for a perfect game of cricket After bundling out Aussies for 177 in the first innings Rohit showed immense patience and grit crafting his 120 run knock brickbybrick in 212 balls with 15 fours and two sixes as the top order failed him India pushed themselves to 400 thanks to fifties from Ravindra Jadeja and Axar and Australia never really recovered from this trailing losing the game by an innings and 132 runs The WTC final spot was up for grabs and by retaining the BorderGavaskar Trophy India booked their ticket to the UKRohit made his Test debut against the West Indies in November 2013 and went on to represent India in 67 Tests He amassed 4301 runs at an average of 4057 with 12 centuries and 18 fifties His highest score of 212 came during a memorable home series against South Africa in 2019 He finishes as Indias 16thhighest rungetter 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