Australia made full use of Bumrah's absence and scored 39 runs in 4 overs while chasing 162 runs to win. Prasidh finally stood out and got rid of extra aggressive Sam Konstas.
Rohit Sharma said the essence of a team lies in the collective effort of all 11 players working together towards a common goal
With reports flooding in over Rohit Sharma is not India's Test scheme in future, the captain rubbished the media reports in a interview with the broadcasters of India vs Australia Test series.
The skipper was asked about this during the lunch break on Day 2 in Sydney and mentioned that most of the players in the squad are still quite young and need more experience to take on the leadership
With no red-ball cricket lined up before the crucial England tour in June, the question looms large-will Rohit return to the grind of domestic cricket when the Ranji Trophy resumes later this month?
The former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas also voiced his frustration over the lack of bilateral series between the two nations
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Sunil Gavaskar said: "I think it probably means that if India don't qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, the Melbourne Test will be Rohit Sharma's last game."
As an opener, Gambhir's performance has not been as encouraging as he scored at an average of 27.5, but Rohit's is even worse.
While the reports were flooding in a day before that Rohit dropped himself from India's Playing 11, stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah revealed at the toss on Friday that Rohit thought about the team
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Jasprit Bumrah had previously captained the team during the first Test in Perth, where India triumphed by a commanding 295-run margin.
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has opted out of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia
After the press conference, Gambhir was seen having a long converastion with India vice captain Jasprit Bumrah while Rohit Sharma and other players were up.
According to a report in The Indian Express, coach Gautam Gambhir questioned the players for not playing according to the situation and instead doing their own thing in the name of 'natural game'
The most dramatic and selfless option is for Rohit himself to step down from the India's Playing 11 for Sydney Test, which begins January 3, 2025, against Australia
Set a target of 340 on the final day of the fourth Test, the Indian batters, with the exception of Yashasvi Jaiswal (84), faltered yet again to lose the match by 184 runs
Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri believes it's high time for Rohit Sharma to start thinking about what his role in the team should be going forward in future
Both Rohit and Virat have failed to deliver with bat in the ongoing series against Australia
India lost seven wickets in the final session of the last day to blow a golden opportunity to head to Sydney with a 1-1 tie in the series