The last of Rohit Sharma in Test cricket probably was in Melbourne as the India National Cricket Team skipper was dropped from the team in the ongoing last match. The captain reportedly rested amid his poor form and made the decision in the interest of the team.
Rohit Sharma was replaced by Shubman Gill, who was dropped from MCG to accommodate the captain at the top. In his absence, Jasprit Bumrah is leading the team and there are high chances that he might permanently take over the job in Tests.
“I think the reaction has been that they all sort of expected that it might happen. The chat's been for the last couple of days that everyone expected that Rohit would not play this game, that Shubman Gill would come back in and that (Jasprit) Bumrah would probably take over the captaincy again and that's the way it's turned out.”
I think it will be a long - and probably difficult road - back for him - Ricky Ponting on Rohit Sharma
Ricky Ponting further hailed Rohit as a terrific player for India but mentioned that he is in the phase of his career where a comeback will be difficult. He added:
So the way that they've actually worded it, you can only take it at face value - Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting further talked about reports of Rohit opting out of the game, saying that he was surprised by the comment. He added that it was an interesting call from the team to leave out the captain in an important game. He explained:
“So the way that they've actually worded it, you can only take it at face value. We've got to believe what we're hearing coming out of the Indian camp, but being such a big game, knowing that they have to win this one to retain the trophy, it was an interesting time for one of their more experienced players to opt out."
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