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India captain Rohit Sharma has revealed the reason for withdrawing from the Sydney Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
Following the first Test of the five-match series, Rohit joined the team in the second Test. However, his place came under the spotlight after a string of low scores.
In addition, before the must-win final Test to retain the trophy, it was reported that Rohit Sharma would not be part of the team as he had decided to withdraw from the match.
Following the reports, speculations began making the rounds on social media about the decision and his future as India’s captain in the Test format.
Subsequently, Rohit Sharma missed the Sydney Test, which India lost as Australia won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 3-1.
While speaking during a podcast with former Australian captain Michael Clarke, Rohit Sharma mentioned that he didn’t want to remain in the lineup, especially since many of the other players were also struggling.
“In the last Test match in Sydney, I had to be honest with myself. I was not hitting the ball well. And I didn’t want to put myself there only because we had a lot of the other guys who were struggling as well,” he revealed.
“When you add yourself in there, it just becomes a little more… And we wanted Gill to play,” he added.
The top-order batter, however, stated that he and the Team India coach and selectors were not fully in agreement after he spoke with them about his decision.
“I was like, ‘Okay, if I’m not hitting the ball well, it’s right now.’ Things can change ten days later, five days later.”
“I spoke to the coach and the selector, who was there on the tour. They kind of agreed, not agreed. There was an argument around it,” Rohit Sharma stated.
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