New Delhi, May 8 -- Indian batter and skipper Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday after what turned out to be a 67-match journey with several highs and lows worth documenting and getting inspired by. With his retirement, the 'Hitman' has left a massive void at the top and the question remains who will carry on playing his role as an opener alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal.

The Hitman had immense success as an opener, a journey which kickstarted with the introduction of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) as a proper competition in 2019. In 66 innings as an opener, Rohit scored 2,697 runs at an average of 42.81, with nine centuries and eight fifties and the best score of 212. Starting his Test career revival f...