New Delhi: Rohit Sharma’s decision to sit out of the Sydney Test against Australia in January this year made widespread discussion among fans. He later stated that his choice lies in his belief of putting the team ahead of the individual milestone – a theory that he stands firmly. Rohit ended a difficult run Border-gavaskar trophyWhich India lost 3–1, managed an average of 6.20 in five innings.In the light of his poor form, Rohit chose to step aside for the final test in Sydney, handing over the captaincy duties to Jaspreet Bumrah.The experienced opener announced his retirement from Test cricket last week, shutting down the chapter on a red-ball career, which began in 2013 with the first century against the West Indies in Kolkata. He with 4,301 runs with 4,301 runs from an average of 40.57, which includes 12 centuries and 18 half-saintry. As captain, Rohit led India in 24 tests, won 12 and lost nine.Earlier in June 2024, Rohit also called time on his T20 eye career after India’s leadership for a seven -run win in South Africa in the final of 2024 men’s T20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, former India head coach Ravi Shastri revealed that he would prefer to see Rohit playing that Sydney Test. Speaking on the ICC review with hosts Sanjana Ganesan, Shastri resumed a conversation with Rohit during an IPL match, which was before retirement.“I saw Rohit a lot in the toss. In the toss, you did not find enough time to speak. However I put my hand on her shoulder in a game,” Shastri remembered.“I think it was in Mumbai and told him, if I were a coach, you would never have played that last Test match. You must have played that last Test match because the series was not over.“And I am not a person who threw 2–1 in a towel with a scorline. If your mindset you think you are not a platform, you leave a team.”Rohit’s struggles with the bat were clear in his last eight tests, including a domestic series against Bangladesh and New Zealand, where he managed to cross 50 only once and an average of 10.93.
Considering the Sydney Test, Shastri said, “It was a 30-40 run game. And this is what I told him. The pitch in Sydney was so spicy. Whatever kind of form he was, he is a match-winner.”“If he had gone, felt the situation, felt the situation and also broke it for 35-40 at the top, you never know. It would have a chain level. But it is for everyone.“Other people have different styles. This must have been my style and I told him it. It has been sitting in my heart for a long time. I had to take it out. And I told him.”
