Rohit Sharma’s place in the Indian side has been thrown into doubt after coach Gautam Gambhir refused to confirm he would captain the group for the fifth Test.
India’s combative head coach Gautam Gambhir has refused to confirm who will captain the team for the pivotal final Test in Sydney, casting doubt on Rohit Sharma’s place in the side.
Before Gambhir spoke publicly for the first time all tour, having also spoken instead of Rohit at the prime minister’s reception on New Year’s Day, he held a long discussion with Bumrah on the boundary’s edge at the SCG.Gambhir confirmed Akash Deep would miss the fifth Test with a back problem, but when pressed on Rohit’s place in the side, he said he would not confirm the XI.
One sore point for many observers of the MCG Test, not least Sunil Gavaskar, were the dismissals of Rishabh Pant to a pair of aggressive shots when India may have been better-served by a more considered approach. Wily spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retired after the Brisbane Test match, a call that Rohit said had been delayed because he prevailed upon Ashwin to make himself available for the pink ball Test in Adelaide.
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