India, Aug. 1 -- Rohit Sharma's retirement from Test saw the BCCI appoint Shubman Gill as the new red-ball captain. Gill has already begun his tenure as Test skipper, and is in action in the ongoing India vs England series. Meanwhile, Rohit and Virat Kohli's departure from the longest format is also witnessing a new generation of cricketers take over the mantle.

There were also reports and speculation that Rohit was pressurised to quite Test cricket by the BCCI. There has been no concrete evidence regarding that. Jaydev Shah, who was the Indian team's manager during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy lifted the lid on Rohit's retirement and revealed that he wasn't forced out of Test cricket.

Speaking on a podcast, he said, "He had a bab...