New Delhi, May 7 -- India captain Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect. The news came in after Rohit took to Instagram to make the announcement. The 38-year-old has already retired from T20Is following India's T20 World Cup win last year.

"Hello everyone, I would just like to share, I am retiring from Test cricket. It's been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in ODI format," Rohit wrote.

Rohit's last Test came in December last year during the fourth game in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Melbourne. He dropped himself from the fifth Test in Sydney owing to poor form.

Thus ...