New Delhı: Rohit Sharma’s decision to leave the Sydney test against Australia in January this year led to a widespread debate between fans. He then announced that his choice was due to the belief in putting the team in front of his personal milestones – this is a strong principle. Rohit endured a difficult run Border-Gavaskar CupIndia lost 3-1 and directed an average of 6.20 in five Inning.In the light of his poor form, Rohit chose to withdraw aside for the post -test in Sydney and handed over his captain to Jasprit Bumrah.Experienced opener announced last week that he retired from the test cricket and closed the section on the red ball career that began in 2013 with the first century against the West Indian Islands in Kalcutta. It ends with 4,301 runs from 67 tests at an average of 40.57, including the 12th century and 18 half centuries. As a captain, Rohit directed India in 24 tests, won 12 and lost nine.At the beginning of June 2024, Rohit sought time for his T20I career after he directed India to South Africa in the final of the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri announced that Rohit would prefer to see that he was playing this Sydney test. Speaking in the ICC review with the host Sanjana Ganesan, Shastri told a conversation with Rohit during an IPL match before the retirement of the latter.“I saw a lot of Rohit in throwing Rohit. You don’t have enough time to talk at Toss.“I think he was in Mumbai and he, if I was a coach, you wouldn’t play the post -test match. You played this post -test match because the series wasn’t over.“And I am not a person throwing a towel with a score 2-1. If you feel that you have a mentality… This is not the scene, you leave a team.”Rohit’s struggles with the bat were prominent in the last eight tests, including the home series against Bangladesh and New Zealand, and he managed to pass 50 once and an average of 10.93.
Reflecting the Sydney test, Shastri said, “This was a 30-40 running game. And I told him exactly. Field is very spicy in Sydney.“If he had gone, he felt the situation, he felt the situation, and he crushed even 35-40 on top, you never know. This series would be flat.“Other people have different styles. This would be my style and I report it to him. He has been sitting in my heart for a long time. I had to remove it. And I told him.”
