Rohit Sharma is not playing against Australia in Sydney today. India are taking on Australia for the final match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. However, the Indian captain decided to rest himself for this Test and hence is not part of India's Playing XI. Find out why Rohit Sharma is missing from today's Test match against Australia.
In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah has stepped in as the captain of the Indian Team. Team captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first.
“We are looking to bat first. We played some good cricket. The last match was exciting. The grass doesn't look spicy. We have always learned to chew on defeats. We will be looking forward to this,” he said at the time throwing.
Why Rohit Sharma is not playing today
Captain of Team India Rohit Sharma has decided to rest due to a poor run in Australia. The right-handed batsman has scored just 31 runs in 3 Tests at a dismal average of 6.20. Before that, Rohit managed to score just 91 runs against New Zealand at home.
Thus, Rohit Sharma conveyed his decision to the Indian management and chose to walk out of the SCG Test. India's independent captain jasprit bumrah addressed the absence of Rohit Sharma from the team. He said, “Our captain has chosen to rest. This shows the unity we have. We have two changes. Rohit has given up and Prasidh comes in for the injured Akashdeep.”
Who has replaced Rohit Sharma for the Sydney Test?
Rohit's absence from the team has paved the way Shubman Gill to return to the team. Gill has earlier played 2 Tests in this tournament in which he recorded scores of 31, 28 and 1 in 3 innings. However, Gill's caliber is more than that. He was one of India's highest run-getters when the team last toured Australia.
Shubman Gill was dropped from the squad for the Fourth Test against Australia to make way for another bowling option in the form of Washington Sundar. However, Gill returns in a must-win game the indian team. India currently trail 1-2 in the series. If they manage to make it back to Sydney, they will still have a chance to qualify for the World Test Championship final. However, a draw or loss would put them out of contention.
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