India, May 8 -- That Rohit Sharma has been struggling in tests has been clear for some time: The statistics (619 runs in 14 Tests at an average of 24.76 in 2024) speak for themselves. Then, in India, once you acquire the standing in cricket Sharma did, it is players who decide when they want to go - unlike in many other countries where selectors decide they have to. On Wednesday, the 38-year-old Sharma called time on a Test career that never quite lived up to potential. There were moments, none greater than his performances during the Pataudi Trophy in England during the 2021/22 tour when he scored 368 runs at an average of 52.57, but for most part, the disparity between his home record (2,535 runs @ 51.73) and his away record (1,644 runs...