Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the Sydney Test. Jasprit Bumrah will replace Rohit as the captain in this match starting from January 3 and Shubman Gill will also return to the playing eleven.
Rohit Sharma's form is going very badly. He failed in the home Test series against Bangladesh, the home Test series against New Zealand and now he has failed in 3 Tests in the tour of Australia as well. His poor form hurt India and after winning the Test in Perth, Team India lost the Test matches in Adelaide and Melbourne.
According to a report in Indian Express, the decision to drop Rohit Sharma is his own. It is being said that in view of his poor form, Rohit Sharma has told the team management that he will not play in Sydney. Rohit has also informed Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar about this, if reports are to be believed then both Gambhir and Agarkar seem to agree with this.
If this is true and Rohit Sharma doesn't play in the Sydney Test, is this the end of the great player's Test career? There were reports that Rohit would retire from Tests after this Test series. It was believed that he would play the last Test in Sydney but now it seems that Rohit has played the last Test of his career. The Melbourne Test turned out to be the last Test of his career. Because now Rohit's return is impossible.
However, if Team India wins the Sydney Test and also reaches the final of the World Test Championship, it is possible that Rohit may not be selected for that title match. It means that even if the team reaches the final, Jasprit Bumrah will lead the team.
Not only Rohit Sharma, fast bowler Akash Deep may also be out of the Sydney Test. According to reports, he is injured and the popular Krishna may get a chance to replace him in Sydney. The prolific Krishna, who was benched for the first four Tests, will make his debut on this tour.
Team India's Probable Playing XI- KL Rahul, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prishan Krishna. (All Photo Credit : PTI / GETTY)
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