India captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the final Test against Australia in Sydney due to a poor performance with the bat.
The 37-year-old has scored just 31 runs at an average of 6.20 in the five innings of the series, and his average in the last eight games is just 10.93, with his highest score of 23 against Bangladesh in September.
Standby captain Jasprit Bumrah revealed that Rohit chose to “take a break” after winning the toss and choosing to bat. “Our captain showed leadership.
“It shows there’s a lot of unity on this team. There’s no selfishness. Whatever’s in the best interest of the team, we’re going to do it.”
Rohit has scored just 31 runs in five innings in Australia this winter.
There are rumors that Rohit may announce his retirement from Test cricket, although he is yet to comment on it publicly.
India are down 2-1 and need an SCG win to draw the series and face South Africa in June’s World Test Championship final at Lord’s.
Australia’s win means Pat Cummins’ side will play the Proteas.
India won the first Test in Perth by 295 runs with Bumrah in charge while Rohit was on paternity leave, but lost the second Test by 10 wickets in Adelaide before being held to a rain-affected draw in Brisbane before Australia cruised to a 184-run win. Yes. In Melbourne.
Jasprit Bumrah will captain India at the SCG.
Rohit will succeed Virat Kohli in 2022 and captain India in 24 Tests, winning 12, losing nine and drawing three.
The right-hander announced his retirement from T20 international cricket after India won the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean in June following a seven-run win over South Africa in the final.
India off-spinner Ravichandan Ashwin retired from all international cricket after the third Test against Australia in Brisbane.
