Team India captain Rohit Sharma was not named in the playing XI for the fifth and final Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 series. There has been a lot of speculation about Rohit Sharma’s future in the format, but the veteran opener has no plans to retire now.
Rohit’s poor form was worrying the Indian team management. After missing the first Test, he batted at number six in the second match. He recorded scores of 3, 6 and 10 before returning to the top of the order. However, he managed just 3 and 9 in the MCG Test, which India lost by 184 runs.
Our Captain Showed His Leadership – Jasprit Bumrah
The team’s vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah was seen in the captain’s shirt during the toss. Bumrah announced that Rohit has given up on the match. However, Rohit’s name was also missing from the 5 reserve list for the game. Milli.Az reports with reference to gol.az that the 38-year-old football player did not participate in the national anthem ceremony.
“Our captain showed his leadership, he chose to rest in this game. It shows that there is a lot of unity in our team, there is no selfishness, we try to do whatever is for the benefit of the team,” said Bumrah. in the shot.
India’s playing XI for the fifth Frontier Gavaskar Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohammed Siraj (c), Mohammed Siraj.
Rohit Sharma not thinking of retirement now – Report
There is a debate over whether the Melbourne Test will be Rohit Sharma’s last appearance. However, RevSportz journalist Rohit Juglan has clarified that Rohit is not thinking of retirement right now. He added that only time will tell if Melbourne will be his last Test match.
Rohit wrote on Juglan X (formerly known as Twitter) “Break – Rohit Sharma not thinking of retirement now. Will decide when Melbourne is his last – but for now he’s not retiring.”
Break – Rohit Sharma is not thinking of retirement right now
Time will tell if Melbourne is the last – but just yet, he’s not retiring— Rohit Juglan Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) January 2, 2025
He might just pull the plug at the end of this Test – Ravi Shastri
Former India coach Ravi Shastri has said that Rohit Sharma may retire from Test cricket after the Sydney Test. Speaking on the first day’s play, Shastri added that Rohit might decide to sit out after this match, with no upcoming home Test series. He praised Rohit for taking a potentially bold decision.
“It’s still a gutsy call for the captain to say, ‘I’m ready to take the bench in this game,'” he said (via ABC ).
“If the home season was coming up, he might consider continuing, but I think he might pull the plug at the end of this Test. He’s not getting any younger … It’s not that there’s no youth in India. There are very, very good players on the flanks and tough decisions to make.” it’s time, but there’s a time for everything,” he said.
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