The cricket world was taken by surprise when Ravichandran Ashwin dropped a bombshell on December 18, 2024, by announcing his unexpected retirement. Within the next 146 days, two other big names from the Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, followed suit and decided to hang up their boots. It seems like a pretty forgettable Border-Gavaskar Trophy series might have sped up their decisions to leave the game. Ashwin was the one to go first. He played his last match during the second Test in Adelaide, against Australia, and right after that, he said goodbye to cricket for good. When he made that call, not many folks could've guessed that Rohit and Virat would be next. They both played through the rest of the series, but they couldn't really make a mark. And here's the kicker, nobody thought they'd both call it quits from Test cricket, especially with the next World Test Championship cycle just on the horizon. Then, just when we thought we'd had our fill of shocks, Rohit Sharma dropped the second big bomb — he decided to retire. This was totally unexpected, especially because during the fifth Test match against Australia, he made it clear that he had no plans to hang up his boots. He even chatted with Michael Clarke in the middle of the IPL 2025 and assured everyone that he was gearing up to give it his all in England. But guess what? He went ahead and called it quits on his Test career, just like that, before the next big tour was set to begin. But wait, there's more! Last week, the rumor mill went into overdrive with whispers about Virat Kohli also thinking about retirement. Some said the BCCI was desperately trying to talk him out of it, while others claimed it was all a misunderstanding. Well, on Monday, Virat put all those rumors to rest by confirming that he was indeed finished with Test cricket. It was a real surprise, and definitely a sad moment for fans. Read also: Ponting's Grit: PBKS CEO on How He Convinced Players to Stay In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy of 2024-25, Virat made 190 runs in 9 innings at an average of 23.75. Rohit made just 31 runs in 5 innings. Ashwin took just one wicket. As Rohit, Ashwin, and Kohli have all been out, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah are the only experienced players remaining in India's Test side.