Wounded by an unprecedented 0-3 home series defeat to New Zealand, India will look to defend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the marquee five-match Test series in Australia beginning on November 22.
The Australia tour for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins on November 22 in Perth, and Rohit is likely to miss the first match as his wife is expecting their second child.
Reflecting on the series, he noted that in the first two Tests, India failed to put up enough first-innings runs. "In this game, we got a 28-run lead, and the target was achievable."
The last time India lost 3 consecutive Tests in a series was back in 1976-77, when they were defeated by England.
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Rohit said he knew the wicket would be sticky and tough to bat on but never thought they would be bundled out for less than 50
Rohit's decision to bat first in the opening Test backfired horribly as India were shot out for a mere 46 inside 32 overs, recording their third lowest total in 593 Tests and lowest-ever in 293 games
Rohit took the onus for the team batting first and said that electing to bat first was not exactly the right decision to make at that time.
The Test series vs AUS starts on November 22 with the first Test in Perth, and there is a possibility that Rohit could either miss the first game or the second game in Adelaide (December 6-10)
India managed to win the game comfortably on day five despite two full days were lost due to wet outfield at the Green Park Stadium. Even on day one, only 35 overs possible.
The second Test between India and Bangladesh at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium saw a series of remarkable records and milestones unfold, leaving an indelible mark on cricket history
Rohit Sharma, in the post-match conference, said that everyone in the team was looking for Pant's return, given how special a talent the southpaw is
From the current squad, wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim holds the record for the most Test runs in India for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 in their first win over the latter in a Test series but Rohit did not read too much into it.
Gambhir, a World Cup-winning former opener, took charge of India in July during a white ball tour to Sri Lanka, and will now helm the team in its first Test series under his tutelage against BAN.
Rohit was addressing the media ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh beginning here on Wednesday.
The way the Bangla Tigers outmanoeuvred Pakistan in all departments to register their maiden series win against the latter means they will now be a formidable challenge for India
Since the inception of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 17 editions of the tournament have been played, with India winning ten, Australia six, and one series ending in a draw.