Rohit Sharma said the essence of a team lies in the collective effort of all 11 players working together towards a common goal
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
The former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas also voiced his frustration over the lack of bilateral series between the two nations
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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.
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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 legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday lashed out at senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for letting the team down and blamed the Indian top- order for losing the Boxing Day Test against Australia here. 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 and trail 1-2 in the five-match series. "It all depends on the selectors. The contributions that were expected have not come. It is the top-order which has to contribute, if the top-order is not contributing, why blame the lower-order. "The seniors have not really made the contribution that they should have, all that they had to do was bat out today and live to fight another day in Sydney," Gavaskar told India Today. "...it's just that the top-order didn't contribute and that is the reason India found itself in this position." While Gavaskar praised Jaiswal for his gritty knock, the batting great once agai
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
Rohit has scored only 22 runs at an average of 4.4 in the four innings he has batted in the ongoing India vs Australia Test series
Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri emphasized that Rohit should avoid being indecisive about whether to defend or attack.
The captain has not been in his best touch, particularly while batting at No. 6, raising doubts about his future in Test cricket.
A bigger challenge for Rohit now is adapting to the middle order after KL Rahul's solid performances, which have seen him take over the opening slot.
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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma also talked about Ashwin as a person and about the kind of character he has had over the years.
Akash Deep added an important 39 runs unbeaten for the last wicket with Jasprit Bumrah on day 4 to avoid the follow-on situation for team India