Sanjay Manjrekar has made the bold claim that Rohit Sharma's days as an opener in Tests were over after the 38-year-old announced his retirement from the longest format of the game earlier in the week.

Sanjay Manjrekar opined that 's time as a Test opener was over. The latter announced his retirement from the longest format on Wednesday, May 7, via an Instagram post. Rohit had a fairly decent Test career,

For Sanjay Manjrekar, Rohit Sharma’s Test retirement was an attempt to avoid being sacked and removed from the team. He took a dig at the veteran for his decision. After the reports emerged that the selectors had informed the BCCI that Rohit is no longer in their plans and they are planning to appoint a