Mumbai, May 8 -- From flamboyant middle-order hopeful to one of India's most formidable Test openers, Rohit Sharma's red-ball journey has been a tale of reinvention, resilience, and quiet dominance.

As he announces his retirement from Test and T20I cricket, the man who once struggled for consistency in whites walks away as a symbol of adaptability and leadership - leaving behind not just 4,301 Test runs, but a legacy that redefined what it means to succeed late, and succeed big. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday extended its heartfelt congratulations to Rohit Sharma for a "stellar and inspirational" Test career. While he steps away from the longest and shortest formats of the game, he will continue to serve Indi...