If I Was Coach You Would…: Ravi Shastri Reveals How He Would Have Dealt with Rohits Sharma Check Retirement

Former India coach Ravi Shastri has revealed what he informed Rohit Sharma at one of many current Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 matches, days earlier than he introduced his retirement from Check cricket.

The 38-year-old Rohit on 7 Might, 2025 introduced his retirement from Check cricket. His choice to retire from the longest format got here on the again of a dismal Check collection loss for India in Australia. His current lean patch with the bat within the Check format pressured him to take a seat out from Border-Gavaskar collection decider on the SCG in January.

Weeks after Rohit’s retirement, ex-India coach Ravi Shastri has mentioned he would have advocated for the just lately retired Check skipper to play the ultimate match towards Australia in Sydney earlier this 12 months.

“I noticed Rohit quite a bit on the toss. On the toss, you aren’t getting sufficient time to talk. Although I did put my hand on his shoulder in one of many video games,” Shastri mentioned within the newest version of The ICC Assessment.

“I believe it was in Mumbai and informed him, if I used to be coach you’d have by no means not performed that final Check match. You’d have performed that final Check match as a result of the collection wasn’t over.

And I am not somebody who threw within the towel with the scoreline 2-1. In case your mindset is you are feeling you might be… that is not the stage, you permit a workforce,” he added.

From his three matches in Australia, having missed out the primary of 5 Checks resulting from private causes, Rohit scored simply 31 runs. In his final eight Checks, which included house collection towards Bangladesh and New Zealand, Rohit was capable of cross the 50-run mark solely as soon as, averaging 10.93.

Regardless of his low returns, Shastri believes he would’ve pushed for Rohit inclusion in Sydney, with the collection poised at 2-1.

“That was a 30-40 run recreation. And that is precisely what I informed him. The pitch was so spicy in Sydney. No matter sort of kind he was in, he is a match-winner. If he had gone, sensed the scenario, sensed the situation and smashed it for even 35-40 on the prime, you by no means know. That collection would have been degree. However that is every one to his personal,” the previous India coach mentioned.

“Different folks have completely different kinds. This could have been my fashion and I let him understand it. It is sitting in my coronary heart for a very long time. I needed to get it out. And I informed him that,” he added.