Rohit Sharma had a disappointing outing throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. After five poor innings, the 37-year-old chose to drop himself from the final Test of the series in Sydney. The Men in Blue lost the five-match series 3-1, and Rohit then played for Mumbai in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy.
"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. When you add yourself in there, it just becomes a little more... And we wanted Gill to play. He is such a good player. He missed out in the previous Test," Rohit told Beyond23 Cricket Podcast.
I Spoke to the Coach and the Selector - Rohit Sharma
"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.
"Every decision you try and make, you are not guaranteed success," he added.
Wanted the Rest of the Guys Also to Think Alike - Rohit Sharma
"Since I started captaining the national team, not just me, I wanted the rest of the guys also to think alike - try and put the team first and do what's necessary for the team and not worry too much about 'my runs, my scores,' and stuff like that. It's important because you are playing a team sport," Rohit stated.
Rohit gave up his opening position to accommodate Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, who had formed a 201-run partnership in the first Test. Batting at No. 6, Rohit was dismissed for single-digit scores in both innings. He added only 10 runs in the third Test in Brisbane and scored three and nine in the Melbourne Test.
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