IND vs AUS 4th Test: The final match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia 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. Captain Bumrah said that Rohit has kept himself out of the playing eleven. He also said that taking such a decision reflects his leadership.
However, the fans were surprised when Rohit Sharma's name was nowhere to be seen in 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 3 January. 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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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 in 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 match was drawn. This is the last match of the series, by winning this match Team India would like to keep the hopes of 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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Former Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri believe that the Boxing Day Test was probably Rohit Sharma's last Test. Gavaskar said during the first day's play, 'This means that if India does not qualify for the World Test Championship Final (WTC), then the Melbourne Test will be Rohit's last Test.'
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He said, 'The World Test Championship cycle will begin with the series against England, and the selectors would like a player who can play the 2027 final. Whether India reaches there or not is a matter of later but this will be the thinking of the selection committee.' He said, 'We have probably seen Rohit Sharma playing a Test for the last time.'
At the same time, Shastri said, 'Even before I asked at the time of the toss, Jasprit Bumrah said that the captain has decided to stay out and said that the team will be strengthened by Shubman Gill playing.' He said, 'This happens when you are not scoring runs and mentally you are not there. It is a very courageous decision of the captain that he agreed to stay out in this match.
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