London, May 10 -- Former England skipper Michael Atherton gave his verdict on Indian batter and skipper Rohit Sharma's Test career following his retirement from the format, saying that his numbers make him a "successful, but not quite a stellar" player in whites.

On May 7, Rohit announced his retirement from Test cricket after a career spanning 67 Tests and 11 years, ahead of the England tour, kickstarting India's ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle from June 20 onwards.

Speaking on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, Atherton said, "I think people will look at him and his best format is ODI cricket. He is going to go down as one of the greatest ODI openers, is he not? But a funny Test career. He had to wait for a long time to get in ...