Gambhir and Agarkar -Debat, Rohit Sharma played himself out of Xi

Last updated: April 16, 2025, 22:04 IST created a Ruckus in the last Test match on Australia. Rohit Sharma decided to exclude himself from the Sydney test on a tour of Australia, which was not unanimous. Coach Gautam Gambhir and Selector … Read more Indian team captain Rohit Sharma with Coach Gautam Gambhir. In the last match during the Test series on Australia’s tour, Rohit Sharma took out the play XI, even after he was a captain himself. He said in this case that his decision to stay out of the Sydney Test against Australia was not taken unanimously earlier this year. In this he had a ‘debate’ with head coach Gautam Gambhir and main selection Ajit Agarkar. The captains who played in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne during the Border-Gavascar trophy failed in five consecutive innings. In the fourth Test match of the series played in Melbourne, the team decided to put out Shubman Gill. Rohit told former Australian captain Michael Clarke during ‘Beyond 23 Cricket Podcast’, ‘we somehow wanted to keep Gill to play Xi, he is a very good player. He did not play in the last Test match. I’m like this … okay, if I can’t kill the ball well, then it’s now. Things can change after five days, ten days later. ‘ A debate on this issue. He said: “I (in Adelaide) didn’t play well. I thought I should have started the turn. What I do and I want to fail there. It’s my place, it’s my situation. I want to go there and bat, whether I get success or not, it’s another matter. But I will play in my natural place for the team.” Location: New Delhi, Delhi published: April 16, 2025, 22:04 IST. And Arch with Agarkar, Rohit Sharma made himself to play Xi