India captain Rohit Sharma assured that he is "going nowhere", despite reports suggesting that the veteran batter is no longer in the selectors scheme of things.

But then the baton was passed to Rohit Sharma and they brought him down straight away, to the extent that he withd

Rohit Sharma, who had been under fire for his miserable run as batter as well as captain in recent months, had “opted out” of the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney, leading many to believe the ‘Hitman’ made his final appearance in whites in Melbourne.

India dropped skipper Rohit Sharma but their top order batting woes continued as they struggled to 57 for three in the opening session of the fifth test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

India won the toss and elected to bat first in the fifth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, January 3. The visitors made a couple of changes to their playing XI with the biggest one of captain Rohit Sharma,

Admitting his form slump, India captain Rohit Sharma took a bold call and decided to drop himself from the fifth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Rohit Sharma's call to opt out of Sydney Test,

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 captain Rohit Sharma was dropped for the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney. Jasprit Bumrah leads in his absence. Sharma struggled with low scores recently. India lost five and drew one in the last six matches under his captaincy.