Who next for India after Rohit steps down?

Test Match Special

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🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

After Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket just a month away from India’s Test tour of England, Henry Moeran is joined by former IPL player Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and commentator Nikesh Rughani. They look back on Rohit’s Test career, find out a bit more about him, and ask who is likely to lead India in England.

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0:39.8	This is the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:45.2	Hello, this is Henry Moran.
0:46.9	Welcome to a bonus test match special podcast as we react to the news that India legend
0:52.1	Roit Sharma has stepped away from test cricket.
0:55.7	The former captain was far from certain to be leading the side for the huge five-match series in England this summer,
1:02.0	and he's called time on a test career that saw 67 appearances and over 4,000 test runs.
1:08.8	Your journey has been a remarkable one,
1:11.2	is what Satchinton Dulkas said on Wednesday,
1:13.6	and it truly has, as many ups as downs,
1:16.3	but a massive contribution to the story of Indian cricket
1:19.8	over the course of the last decade.
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