New Delhi. Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma is not playing the fifth and last Test match of the series against Australia. In this Test match, Jasprit Bumrah is captaining, who had also commanded Team India in the first Test of the series. Before the toss in Sydney, Rohit was seen talking for a long time with head coach Gautam Gambhir. Jasprit Bumrah was also listening very attentively to the conversation between the coach and the captain. Rohit was busy explaining something to his coach at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Its video is becoming increasingly viral on social media. Jasprit Bumrah revealed the reason behind Rohit being out of the playing eleven at the time of the toss. Along with this, Bumrah also told the truth inside the team about what is going on in the Indian dressing room.
Rohit Sharma was seen talking with his head coach Gautam Gambhir for a long time in the middle of the ground before the toss in Sydney. In the video, it seemed that Rohit was trying to convince Gambhir about something. Bumrah was also standing with him. Who were listening to both of them very attentively. Amidst the news of rift in Team India, people are looking at this communication between the coach and the captain in different ways. When Gambhir was asked a day ago about Rohit playing in Sydney, he had said that he will tell on the day of the match who is included in his playing eleven. In such a situation, on the eve of the fifth Test, it became clear that Rohit was not going to play in Sydney.
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‘There is no one selfish in the team’
Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who is struggling with poor form, kept himself out of the last test. Vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah is captaining in the last test. Who had also captained in the first test in the absence of Rohit. Bumrah said at the time of the toss, ‘Our captain has given himself rest from this Test by showing leadership. This shows that there is unity in the team. There is no one selfish in the team and we do whatever is in the interest of the team. Rohit has been able to score only 31 runs in five innings of three Tests. 37 year old Rohit, a veteran of limited overs cricket, did not look comfortable in these innings and could not even play his familiar shots.
Speculations intensify regarding Rohit’s future
A day before the fifth Test, it became clear in India’s practice session that Rohit was going to be out. Only after losing the fourth test in Melbourne, speculations about his future started. Rohit scored 24 in 26 innings of 14 matches in Test cricket in 2024. Scored 619 runs at an average of 76. He played his 67th Test in Melbourne and he may soon say goodbye to this format. He has not been able to repeat the success he achieved in limited overs cricket in his 11-year career in Test cricket.
Rohit made his Test debut in 2013 as a middle order batsman.
Rohit Sharma made his Test debut as a middle-order batsman in 2013 but his real success came while playing as an opening batsman from 2019. Last year, under the captaincy of Rohit, India won the T20 World Cup but his form in Test cricket continued to deteriorate. His long-time teammate, former captain Virat Kohli, is also being criticized for continuously getting out on balls going outside the off-stump.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 3, 2025, 06:42 IST