Fact-check: has rohit sharma announced his retirement from test cricket?

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A note is being shared on social media platforms to claim that Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from the test format of the game. THE CONTEXT: It is


being shared after India lost to Australia in the finals of 2023 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) which was held at The Oval, London between 7-11 June. WHO SHARED THE CLAIM?: A handle named


'ImROhitt45' shared the note on their Twitter account. Its caption said, "Retirement from Test cricket (sic)." At the time of writing this report, the post had recorded


more than 7 lakh views. _(ARCHIVES OF SIMILAR CLAIMS CAN BE FOUND HERE, HERE, AND HERE.)_ ARE THESE CLAIMS TRUE?: No, there is no information available in the public domain to support the


claim of Sharma announcing his retirement from test cricket. * The words in the viral note have been taken from the note shared by former captain Virat Kohli who stepped down as the test


captain in January 2022, after leading the side for over seven years.