Gilchrist Reflects on Rohit’s Journey from White-Ball Superstar to Red-Ball Aspirant

The five-Test series between India and England, starting on June 20, is being seen as the beginning of a new era. With legends like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retiring from Test cricket, the Indian team will now take the field under young leadership. Shubman Gill has been made the captain, and Rishabh Pant will be the vice-captain.

Recently, during the Indian Premier League 2025, Indian Test team captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from red-ball cricket. Now, Australia’s legendary wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has spoken openly about Rohit Sharma. He also praised Rohit a lot. The video of his statement is now going viral on social media.

Australia’s legendary wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist recently gave an exclusive interview where he praised Rohit Sharma a lot. He also shared how he and Rohit had a special connection from many years ago.

Adam Gilchrist said about Rohit Sharma, “I have known Rohit since he was very young. He was my vice-captain in Deccan Chargers in 2008 and 2009. At that time, he was a white-ball (ODI-T20) star, but he also loved playing Test (red-ball) cricket.”

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Rohit Sharma made his IPL debut in 2008. He played for Deccan Chargers in the first three seasons. From IPL 2008 to 2010, Adam Gilchrist was the captain of the Deccan Chargers and Rohit Sharma was the vice-captain. Rohit played 48 matches for the team and scored 1170 runs at an average of 30.79. He also took 14 wickets during this time.

Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from both T20 and Test cricket. In his Test career, he scored 4301 runs in 67 matches at an average of 40.57. This includes 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries. In T20 internationals, he scored 4231 runs in 159 matches at an average of 32.05, with 5 centuries and 32 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has scored 11168 runs in 273 ODI matches at an average of 48.76, which includes 32 centuries and 58 half-centuries.