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SYDNEY : Indian test skipper Rohit Sharma said sitting out the final match of the series against Australia due to poor form does not mean he will retire, adding that critics will not decide when he should walk away from the sport.
Former India cricketer Suresh Raina has heaped praise on Rohit Sharma's leadership after the Indian captain decided to sit out of the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Test. Despite not being a part of the playing XI, Rohit was seen actively involved during the game, discussing strategies with the team during a drinks break on Saturday. Raina took to his social media platform, X, to commend Rohit's selflessness and commitment to the team's success.
Another day, but same mode of dismissal for Virat Kohli. The scene that has been been happening from Perth repeated itself again as Virat Kohli once again fell to the outside off-stump trap. In his final innings of the series, onus was on Kohli to take India to a huge lead, instead he fell for just six off 12 balls. Off Scott Boland's outside off-stump bait, Kohli poked with hard hands and was caught in the slips. But usually he maintains a stoic face after getting out, this time he showed absolute disgust.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar took a dig at Australia and said the green top Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) surface hasn't been a topic of debate among the former Indian players but had it been a spin-friendly pitch in India, the visitors would have gone mad about it. "Oh, very much. Justin Langer, who's played in Australia, has said he's never seen so much grass on a pitch. But what you would have noticed is that no former Indian player has complained or whined about it. If a pitch in India is bereft of grass and looks like it's going to turn, so many former players from different parts of the world criticize our pitches. But former Indian players rarely complain because we understand the importance of adapting to overseas conditions," Gavaskar said on Star Sports when asked about the grass on the pitch.
SYDNEY : India captain Jasprit Bumrah left the Sydney Cricket Ground for scans of an unspecified injury after lunch on the second day of the fifth test against Australia, media said on Saturday.
Since the whole Rohit Sharma incident unfolded, one term that went viral on social media was "Mr. Fix It'. The term was first used in a report by Indian Express. The report mentioned a certain player in the team proposed his name for 'interim captaincy'. The same player also branded himself as 'Mr. Fix-It' while putting forward a case to resolve the current mess that the team seems to be in. The player showing captaincy ambitions, however, isn't too impressed with certain young leadership candidates in the team. As per the report, he feels that certain youngsters, showing interest in leadership roles, still have some way to go.
Rohit Sharma has broken his silence on 'opting to rest' from the fifth India vs Australia Test in Sydney. The India captain decided to miss the match amid a run of poor form leading to speculation that this was the end of his Test career. India are not playing another Test in over five months and at 38, time seemed to be running out for Rohit. His 31 runs in five innings in Australia hurt the India captain bad and he decided to stand down.
India skipper Rohit Sharma was at his absolute best as he spoke to the host broadcasters during the lunch break on Day 2 of the ongoing fifth Test against Australia in Sydney. Rohit missed the fifth and final game of the five-match series and handed over the captaincy to star pacer Jasprit Bumrah. On the cusp of stumps on Day 1, Bumrah got involved into a heated argument with Australia opener Sam Konstas and that incident grabbed everyone's attention.