The eventful 2024\/25 Border-Gavaskar series came to an end on Sunday with Australia winning the fifth and final Test in Sydney by 6 wickets and clinching the series by 3-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Test in Sydney was filled with drama as skipper Rohit Sharma was dropped from the side while stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah got injured in the first innings, allowing Virat Kohli to lead the team once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the course of the match, a lot was said and written about Rohit’s future in India’s Test team, prompting suggestions that he could retire after the final match of the series. However, the 37-year-old himself cleared all doubts about it with an interview to the broadcaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India head coach Gautam Gambhir lost his cool when he was asked about Rohit’s future with the team in the post-match press conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The first thing I would like to say is that there were so many reports written and things said, I mean you could be more sensible about it. When a captain or a leader takes a call, keeping the team in mind, I don’t think there’s anything bad. A lot of things have been said, but ultimately, individuals are there, but most importantly, there is the team and the country. I think all players should keep the team ahead of their individual interests. Rohit Sharma showed accountability at the top,”\u00a0Gambhir said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gambhir was also asked about Bumrah’s absence from the entirety of the second innings due to a back issue. The head coach admitted that it would have been nice if the pacer was available, but added that the team isn’t dependent on one individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It would have been nice if he would have been there, but we still had five bowlers, and a good team is one which is not dependent on one individual,” Gambhir said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The India head coach was left fuming with the reporter’s question about Rohit’s future and said that a lot of nonsensical things were written about the 37-year-old<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":665,"featured_media":1220845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[155,191,276,227,142,144],"yoast_head":"\n