Rohit Sharma’s Test career is facing serious doubts after a series of disappointing performances, leaving fans and cricket experts wondering if the Indian captain still has what it takes in the longest format of the game after its poor performance on Australian soil.

After Rohit’s horrible run in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, former Australian opener Simon Katich has given a harsh reality check, warning that England, with its challenging conditions, will not be the best place for the Indian captain recover what was lost. tap.

Rohit Sharma’s dismal figures fuel Test career debate after Australia tour

Katich has pointed out that Rohit Sharma’s recent figures are alarmingly low, as he finished the 2024-25 season with just 164 runs in eight Tests, at an average of just 10.93. His dismal run continued on the tour of Australia, where he managed just 31 runs in three matches before opting to be rested for the fifth and final Test in Sydney, where India lost the game by six wickets.

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Simon Katich was quoted by India Today: “Only he knows if he has the hunger and drive at 37 to race again. England is not going to be an easy series. England is on the rise. There are some good fast youngsters coming through. Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse are doing well.”

Test cricket is no place for 37-year-olds: Simon Katich

Additionally, Katich has raised doubts over Rohit Sharma’s future in Test cricket, especially with a challenging tour to England ahead. The cricket expert pointed out that at 37, opening the batting in Test matches is difficult and emphasized that only Rohit can decide if he still has the drive for it.

The Australian added: “I dare say it will be a tough tour if he decides to take part and the Indian selectors pick him in the first place. Those numbers don’t make for pleasant reading. Test cricket is no place for 37-year-olds at the top of the order. History suggests so, and only Rohit Sharma knows if he is hungry to move forward.”

Recently, Rohit Sharma made it clear that he is not planning to retire from Tests anytime soon. The 37-year-old slammed his critics and expressed confidence that his Test form will improve over the next five months. He had said: “A person is sitting with a microphone, a laptop or a pen and writing things down; “Our lives are not changed by what that person writes or says.”

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Simon Katich jokes that Rohit Sharma has a great career in stand-up comedy

Reacting to Rohit’s statement, Simon Katich jokingly suggested that the Indian opener will have a great future as a comedian once he retires from the game because his humor is so good.

Katich signed off by saying: “Well, if you look at the numbers, they are damning. We saw it in this Test. It was very selfless of him to choose not to participate in the Test. I saw him in that interview, very well spoken. There is no doubt that he will have a future after he finishes playing stand-up cricket because his humor was so good.”