Sanjay Manjrekar suggests that India captain Rohit Sharma's Day 2 interview during the fifth Test at Sydney might have been to clear credit misconceptions regarding his exclusion. Rohit aimed to clarify his decision amidst claims highlighting head coach Gautam Gambhir's input,

Indian test skipper Rohit Sharma said sitting out the final match of the series against Australia due to poor form does not mean he will retire, adding that critics will not decide when he should walk away from the sport.

India's Test cricket struggles continue with six losses in eight matches, raising concerns about team tactics and management ahead of future series.

According to a report in Sports Tak, both Rohit and Kohli will be selected as the Ajit Agarkar -led selection committee announces India's squad for the ODI series, starting February 06. The 3-match series is Team India's only assignment in the 50-over format before the ICC Champions Trophy begins later in February.

The India captain came out in public to address that he himself stood down from the playing XI in the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney.

Sanjay Manjrekar said that retirement is a personal decision but the decision on whether Rohit Sharma will find a place in the India playing XI in the future or not will be decided by the selectors.

Gautham Gambhir has insisted that any decision about the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be made by the players.

The captain of the Indian cricket team is sitting out of a crucial Test match for the first time ever in the middle of an ongoing series as defeats in Australia beckon generational change in the country’s most popular and richest sport.

Rohit Sharma's childhood coach wants India Captain to 'play domestic matches to prepare for Test Cricket, only on CricTracker.

Rohit Sharma made clear that sitting out of the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was a decision he took himself even as he shot down the retirement rumours.

If he is convinced he still has plenty to offer, and if he can after that do so likewise with the head coach and Agarkar’s selection panel, Rohit the Test cricketer could be on view again, maybe or maybe not as captain,