Only a month ago, ahead of the India vs England Test series, Rohit Sharma shocked everyone by declaring his Test retirement. Selectors wanted to drop him as Test captain, and Rohit decided to leave red-ball cricket before the selection gathering. Shubman Gill is now likely to be the next Test captain. Interestingly, Rohit shared his retirement message at 19:29, a time that many fans linked to MS Dhoni, who wears jersey number 7 and retired in 2020 at 19:29. Fans quickly pointed out some similarities between Rohit’s and Dhoni’s Test retirements. Let’s take a look at them: 4 Similarities Between Test Retirements of Dhoni and Rohit Both Captained India in Their Final Test Match MS Dhoni captained India in his final Test, which was the 2014 Boxing Day Test against Australia. He retired immediately after the match. Virat Kohli succeeded him as the captain of the Test team. Rohit Sharma also captained India in his final Test match - the Boxing Day Test of 2024. He skipped the fifth Test and retired just four months later. Also Read | Urvil Patel Shines on Debut: CSK's Future After MS Dhoni? Same Venues for Last Home and Away Tests Both players finished their last home and away Tests at the same grounds. Dhoni finished his last home Test at Wankhede Stadium against West Indies. 11 years after, Rohit also finished his last Test at Wankhede, against New Zealand. This was also the ground where Rohit made his debut in 2013 in Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series. Continued to Captain India in Other Formats Once Tests were left, both Dhoni and Rohit remained involved in limited-overs cricket. Dhoni played white-ball cricket until 2019. Rohit is exclusively available on ODIs now and is set to captain India until the 2027 World Cup. India became the 2025 Champions Trophy champions under his leadership and made it to the final of the 2023 World Cup. He also led India to the T20 World Cup 2024 Win before announcing retirement from T20Is. Silent Exit Without Farewells Neither Dhoni nor Rohit provided any indication of their retirement before announcing it. Dhoni stunned everyone by his abrupt departure after the 2014 Test against Australia. Rohit did the same thing. There was no farewell match or announcement before he quietly made the news on social media