Rohit Sharma opens up on dropping himself for Sydney Test: ‘There was an argument …’ | Cricket News

New Delhi: India captain Rohit Sharma has revealed that his decision to choose his option Sydney Test recently Border-gavaskar trophy There was no straightforward and included “disagreement” with team management.
Speaking to former Australia captain Michael Clarke on Beyond 23 Cricket Podcast, Rohit said that keeping in mind the best interest of the team, the move to leave himself after introspection and honest assessment of his form.
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Rohit, who scored only 31 runs in five innings, as India renounced the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade, admitted that he was not hitting the ball well and did not want to occupy a place at the cost of a person prepared better.
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“In the last Test match in Sydney, I had to be honest with myself. I was not hitting the ball well. And I did not want to keep myself only because we had many other people who were struggling,” Rohit said.

The final call, however, was not without resistance. He said, “I spoke to the coach and the selector who were on the tour. They did not agree like this – did not agree.” He revealed, “He revealed, referring to the head coach Gautam Gambhir and the president of the selectors Ajit Agkar.” “You try and put the team first, and just look at what the team wants. Sometimes it can work, sometimes it can happen.”
Highlighting the decision to bring back Shubman Gill for the judges of the series, Rohit said, “We wanted to play Gill. He is such a good player. He missed in the last Test match … I was so, I was, well, if I am not hitting the ball well, it’s right now.”

Since accepting the captaincy, Rohit said that his leadership is focused around the philosophy team-first thinking. “Not just me, I wanted the rest to think alike – try and keep the team before and” Don’t worry too much about my run, my score, “he said.