A month before the start of the India-England Test series, Rohit Sharma made a shocking announcement to quit Test cricket. The selectors were reportedly set to remove Rohit as the Test captain and he quit the red-ball format a couple of weeks before the selection meeting.

Shubman Gill is reportedly the front-runner to replace Rohit as the new Test captain.Rohit seemingly paid a tribute to MS Dhoni by announcing his retirement at 19:29. The timing of Rohit's post drew fans' attention to few similarities between Rohit and Dhoni's Test retirements. Here, we have a look at 3 similarities between their Test retirements - Captained India in their last Test matchBoth MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma captained India in their last Test match.

Dhoni captained India in the 2014 Boxing Day Test match before he retired. The wicketkeeper-batsman addressed the presser after the game and quit few red-ball cricket minutes later. Virat Kohli replaced him as the Test captain.The 2024 Boxing Day Test match was Rohit's last red-ball game. He announced his retirement more than 4 months after his last Test match. Captain Rohit sat out of the fifth Test match.Both played their last home and away Tests at same venueBoth Dhoni and Rohit played their last home and away Tests at the same venue. And both were captains in that game. Dhoni played his last home Test at the Wankhede Stadium against West Indies. It was Sachin Tendulkar's farewell Test series. Rohit made his debut in the first game of the series. 11 years later, Rohit played his last Test at the Wankhede Stadium against New Zealand.Both continued to lead India in other formatBoth Dhoni and Rohit didn't give up cricket altogether after they left playing Tests. Dhoni played international cricket for nearly 5 years after retiring from Test cricket. Rohit, who is now only active in ODI cricket, is set to lead the Men in Blue till the 2027 World Cup. Rohit-led India won the 2025 Champions Trophy in March. They made it to the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup.