Indian Test captain Rohit Sharma will be rested for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. In his place, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah could take the captaincy at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday morning.
According to an Indian Express report, Rohit has informed coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar about the decision to stay out of the playing-11. It is learned that both have agreed to this.
This could also mean that the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne could be Rohit's last for India as he may not be in the plans for the upcoming World Test Championship cycle, which begins with the tour of England. India is unlikely to qualify for the WTC finals in the current cycle.
Currently, the Indian team is trailing 1-2 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The team is scheduled to play the last match of the 5-match series in Sydney from January 3.
Gill will return in Rohit's place Shubman Gill, who was ruled out of the Melbourne Test, will return to the playing XI in place of Rohit. He will bat at number three while KL Rahul will open the innings along with Yashshwi Jaiswal. Rishabh Pant will retain his place in the team. When the famous Krishna takes the place of the injured Akash Deep.
Rohit came last to bat in the nets During training on the eve of the match, Gambhir was seen having a long conversation with Bumrah while fielding drills were underway. Rohit batted with side-arm bowlers for a while in the nets. In fact, Rohit was the last to arrive for practice. Also he was absent during regular slip practice sessions.
Earlier today when Gambhir was asked about Rohit's place in the playing XI, he replied, 'Everything is fine with Rohit. We will look at the wicket tomorrow and announce the playing XI.'
Understand why Rohit won't play in 3 points…
1. Rohit was sitting alone in the dressing room Rohit Sharma looked different from the team in the team's training session before the match. He sat alone in the dressing room. He was seen talking to Bumrah for a long time. Rohit came very late to practice.
2. Gambhir was seen talking to Bumrah-Agarkar Head coach Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar were seen talking to Jasprit Bumrah during training. After this, Bumrah asked Shubman Gill to play the nets. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma also kept netting.
3. Gill took slip fielding training instead of Rohit Shubman Gill practiced fielding in the slips in place of Rohit Sharma. Usually, during matches, Rohit Sharma is seen fielding in the slips along with Yashaswi and Virat.
Irfan Pathan said – If Rohit was not the captain, he would not have been in the team Former fast bowler Irfan Pathan said on Rohit Sharma's bad form-
'If Rohit was not the captain, he would not have been in the team. A player who has scored 20 thousand runs. However, looking at the way Rohit is struggling, it seems that his form is not helping him. What is happening now is that he is playing because he is the captain. If he was not the captain, he might not be playing now. You would have a fixed team.
Currently, Rohit's captaincy has come under the scanner due to India's dismal performance His captaincy has also come under the scanner due to two defeats against Australia after suffering a home whitewash against New Zealand. Additionally, while Rohit was on paternity leave, Bumrah captained the Perth Test, in which India won the match by 195 runs.
Rohit could score only 31 runs in BGT-2024 Indian captain Rohit Sharma has been a flop in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He could score only 31 runs in 5 innings of 3 Tests. His average has been 6.20. Rohit Sharma is on the last tour of his career. In the year 2024, he could score only 131 runs at an average of 24.76.
Dhoni quit the captaincy after the defeat in Melbourne 11 years ago in 2014, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy also ended in Melbourne. He announced his retirement after the Melbourne Test.
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