Rohit Sharma Last Test: The final match of the five-match Test series between India and England is being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Before the start of this match, when Jasprit Bumrah came for the toss, it was clear that Rohit Sharma would not play in this match.
Rohit Sharma’s Absence from Team Sheet: Is It His Last Test?
Captain Bumrah said that Rohit has kept himself out of the playing eleven. He also said that making such a decision reflects his leadership.
However, the fans were surprised when Rohit Sharma’s name was not even far from India’s team sheet. On the eve of the fifth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, head coach Gautam Gambhir came for the press conference in place of Rohit Sharma.
There, he almost made it clear about Rohit Sharma that Rohit will not play in the Sydney Test.
Even Rohit Sharma was not seen in the nets and in catching practice, at that time everyone assumed that the Melbourne Test was Rohit Sharma’s last Test on this tour. This is what happened on the morning of Friday, January 3.
Now India’s next test is after 6 months. In such a situation, it would not be wrong to say that Rohit has played his last test in the white jersey for India.
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Rohit Sharma Left Out of Final Test: A Big Leadership Decision
For your information, let us tell you that before the toss, there was some conversation between captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir.
After this, his name was not even on the team sheet. Jasprit Bumrah came for the toss, who has captained one match in this series and has led the team to victory.
After this, Rohit was the captain in three matches, out of which India lost two matches and one draw match was seen.
This is the last match of the series, by winning this match, Team India would like to keep the hopes of the WTC final alive. At the same time, Australia would like to secure its place in the WTC final by winning this match.
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