IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma reached England, said goodbye to Test cricket during IPL

The third day of India-England's fifth Test is underway at Kennington Oval on Saturday. The Indian team began its play on the second day with 72 runs for the loss of 2 wickets and has thus far added 150 runs. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is batting following a score of 80 runs, while Akashdeep, who batted as a night watchman, has achieved a half-century. On the third day, these two batsmen have consolidated Team India's position. On this, former Team India Test captain Rohit Sharma also made an appearance at the Oval.

Rohit Sharma, who came to give a boost to the players of Team India on the third day, had bid farewell to Test cricket during IPL 2025. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team had to lose 2 consecutive Test series, due to which Team India was out of the final of the World Test Championship. Rohit Sharma was also advised to retire from Tests after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, and finally, he said goodbye to Test cricket in the middle of the IPL.

One of the most dangerous white ball batsmen, Rohit Sharma, has not been very successful in red-ball cricket, but he is the only batsman in the world to score 3 double centuries in ODI cricket. He has also won the Indian team the Champions Trophy and 2 T20 World Cup titles, along with 2 Asia Cups. Rohit Sharma also won the 2007 T20 World Cup under Dhoni's captaincy. Rohit Sharma's arrival at the Oval will not only boost the morale of the Indian players but will also encourage them to perform even better.

The Indian team lost the first match of this series but won the second match to equalize. In the third match, Team India's batting line-up collapsed in the second innings, and Team India lost the match that they had won. The fourth match was played in Manchester and it ended in a draw. The Indian team will have to win this match at all costs to save the series.