India, May 8 -- In a move that has reportedly shaken Indian cricket's inner circles, Rohit Sharma quietly bid adieu to his Test career on Wednesday evening. Rohit announced his decision with an Instagram story without much fanfare, and the timing of the announcement has raised more questions than answers, not least because it came barely 24 hours after a high-profile gathering at the BCCI headquarters, where Indian cricket royalty, including Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, were honoured with rooms named after them, as per a report from Cricbuzz.

Rohit was absent from the ceremony because he was playing for the Mumbai Indians at the time, who were taking on the Gujarat Titans. Yet what no one foresaw, including BCCI officials and Mum...