IND vs AUS / Rohit Sharma was out not only from the playing 11 but also from the Indian team's squad

IND vs AUS: The career of Indian cricket team's veteran batsman and current Test captain Rohit Sharma is standing at a crucial juncture. In 2024, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup title, but now questions are being raised on his place in Test cricket. Rohit Sharma, who has given many memorable moments to Indian fans, is now under the target of critics for his Test form.

Rohit Sharma out of team sheet

A shocking incident came to light before the Test match being played in Sydney. Both the teams submitted their team sheets, but the surprising thing was that Rohit Sharma's name was not included in the team sheet of the Indian team. This is the first time that the name of a captain has been completely removed from the team sheet.

This news spread rapidly in the cricket world. The question started arising in everyone's mind that is this the end of Rohit Sharma's Test career? Is Rohit Sharma now preparing to retire from Test cricket as well? This proved to be a big setback for his fans.

Poor form became a cause of concern

Rohit Sharma's batting form has been very poor in the year 2024. Although he led India to the title win in the T20 World Cup, his performance has declined since then.

The Indian team won the Test series against Bangladesh 2-0, but Rohit's bat remained silent in that series. After this, India had to face a 3-0 defeat in the three-match Test series against New Zealand. In this series also, Rohit could not make any significant contribution with the bat.

Rohit's performance on the Australia tour was even more disappointing. In five innings, he scored only 31 runs in total. In such a situation, questions have started arising whether Rohit Sharma is suitable for Test cricket or not.

Retirement speculation intensifies

Rohit Sharma has already retired from T20 International cricket. Now it is being speculated that he may soon announce his retirement from Test cricket as well. His poor form and incidents of being dropped from the team are further strengthening this possibility.

Although there has been no official statement from the BCCI and the team management in this regard, cricket experts believe that the Test phase of Rohit's career is now close to ending.

What are the options for the Indian team?

If Rohit Sharma retires from Test cricket, the Indian team will have to find a new captain. Virat Kohli has already left the Test captaincy, so the names of players like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant or Shreyas Iyer can come up as the new captain.

This change can be the beginning of a new era for the Indian team. With the new captain, the team can get a new direction, which will ensure the success of the team in the long run.

Fans' reaction

Fans are also very worried about this crisis looming over Rohit Sharma's Test career. Fans have made many posts in support of Rohit on social media. Fans believe that Rohit should be given a chance to work on his form.

However, this is an uncertain game of cricket, where every player gets a place only on the basis of his performance. The Test career of a legendary player like Rohit Sharma has reached a point where speculations about his retirement have intensified.

Conclusion

Rohit Sharma is known as a great player in the history of Indian cricket. India has achieved many great achievements under his captaincy. But looking at the current situation, it can be said that his Test career is in trouble. It will be interesting to see in the coming days what decision Rohit Sharma takes regarding Test cricket.

If he retires, it will be the end of an era for Indian cricket. But if he succeeds in regaining his form, then once again Indian fans will have great expectations from him.

Rohit Sharma hasn’t stepped out with the rest of the squad & his name no longer appears in the squad list either. A different meaning to “opted to rest” perhaps #AusvInd pic.twitter.com/yRb203Rmni

— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) January 2, 2025