‘Spoke To Gautam Gambhir, There Was Argument’: Rohit Sharma Breaks Long Silence On Sydney Test Pull Out

Captain of India Rohit Sharma recalled his decision to withdraw from the decisive test of Sydney of the Gavaskar border trophy against Australia, saying that he had taken the call for the improvement of the team. Addressing the former Australian captain Michael Clarke Beyond23 cricket podcastRohit recalled his conversation with head coach Gautam Gambhir and the president of the selectors Ajit Agarkar before the match, adding that the two had contrasting views after having informed them that he will not play Sydney. Rohit only scored 164 points in 15 rounds, with an average of 10.83, because India lost the Border Gavaskar trophy for the first time in a decade.

Speaking about the decision to drop, Rohit suggested that he wanted Shubman Gill to play the series decision maker because the latter had missed the match before that of Sydney.

“In the last test match in Sydney, I had to be honest with myself. I did not hit the ball well. And I didn’t want to put myself there only because we had many other guys who were fighting too.

“I said to myself:” Okay, if I don’t hit the ball well, it’s right now. “Things can change ten days later, five days later.

Rohit added that since he took over the captain, his goal has been to put the team before the individual objectives.

“Each decision you try to make, you are not guaranteed. Since I started captain of the national team, not only of me, I wanted the rest of the guys to think in the same way – try to put the team first and do what is necessary for the team and not to worry too much about my shopping, my scores’ and things like that. Rohit.