{"id":276043,"date":"2025-05-10T12:40:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T12:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/a-legend-is-a-legend\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:32","slug":"a-legend-is-a-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/a-legend-is-a-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA legend is a legend\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4911582\" data-slug-id=\"2512338\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bollywood actress Sonal Chauhan, best known for her role in the film \u2018Jannat,\u2019 has reacted to Indian cricket veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/news-ritika-sajdeh-reacts-husband-rohit-sharma-announces-retirement-test-cricket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Rohit Sharma<\/a>\u2019s retirement from Test cricket. The 38-year-old announced his decision to bid farewell to the longest format of the game on Wednesday, May 7. The Mumbai batter shared the news via an Instagram story, expressing his emotions and gratitude.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Hello everyone, I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It&#8217;s been an absolute honor to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format,\u201d Rohit wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, on Saturday, May 10, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/news-bollywood-actress-names-favorite-cricketer-exiting-wankhede-stadium-mi-vs-srh-ipl-2025-match-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Sonal Chauhan<\/a> responded to a paparazzi&#8217;s question about Rohit Sharma\u2019s retirement, saying:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI know, very sad but a legend is a legend.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The seasoned cricketer made his Test debut for India in 2013 and went on to play 67 matches in the longest format of the game. Over 116 innings, the veteran right-hander amassed 4,301 runs at an average of 40.57, including 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries.<\/p>\n<p>His career-best knock came in 2019 against South Africa, when he scored a majestic 212 at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi.<\/p>\n<p>Although Rohit began his career in the middle order, he later established himself as a key figure at the top of the order. As an opener, he accumulated 2,697 runs in 66 innings at an average of 42.81, including eight half-centuries and nine centuries.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Rohit Sharma had a disappointing 2024 with the bat in Tests<\/h2>\n<p>Rohit Sharma had a solid Test career until the end of 2023, having played 53 matches and scored 3,682 runs at an average of 45.46, with 16 fifties and 10 centuries.<\/p>\n<p>However, his form significantly declined in 2024, as he managed just 619 runs in 14 matches at an average of 24.76, with two half-centuries and as many centuries. During this period, India suffered a 3-0 defeat against New Zealand at home and later failed to retain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/border-gavaskar-trophy\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/389881-1745777680-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Dev Sharma&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nDev is a cricket writer at Sportskeeda with over 2 years of experience. He completed his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and has previously worked at Times Now as a sports writer. He played cricket in the Delhi Little Cricket League in 2016, and was among the Top 50 batters in the U-16 category.<\/p>\n<p>His degree has empowered him with a good understanding of ethics in journalism and effective interviewing techniques, which he employs in his articles. He researches and verifies facts from multiple sources and remains impartial in his viewpoints. He has had the privilege of interviewing renowned sports journalist Vijay Lokapally. <\/p>\n<p>Dev loves cricket because of its ability to keep spectators on the edge of their seats and its ability to foster a sense of community and shared passion. He is a staunch supporter of the Indian cricket team and his favorite cricketer is Yuvraj Singh, especially after he hit those iconic six sixes in an over in 2007. He also admires Rohit Sharma\u2019s leadership as he led Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles and Team India to the T20 World Cup. <\/p>\n<p>When he\u2019s not working, Dev enjoys watching football or catching up on his sleep.\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"author-know-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/author\/sharmadev3144-1\" aria-label=\"Author know more\">Know More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/news-a-legend-legend-bollywood-actress-reacts-rohit-sharma-s-retirement-test-cricket\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Bollywood actress Sonal Chauhan, best known for her role in the film \u2018Jannat,\u2019 has reacted to Indian cricket veteran Rohit Sharma\u2019s retirement from Test<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":276044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276043"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}