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India vs Australia 5th Test is being played at Sydney Cricket Ground. Team India is being led by Jaspreet Bumrah in this match, Rohit Sharma has decided not to play the last Test.
Being the regular captain, Rohit Sharma has taken a bold decision by sitting out in the middle of the series. After this decision of the Hitman, a rare record has been registered in his name. He has become the first Indian captain to be out of the playing XI in the middle of a Test series. It has happened many times in the history of Indian cricket when the captain has changed in the middle of the series due to retirement or some personal reason, but this is the first time that a captain has been left out of the playing XI while being in the squad. At the same time, this has happened for the fourth time in world cricket.
The first case of a captain being dropped from the playing XI during an international series happened in the 1974 Ashes series, when England’s Mike Denness decided to leave the fourth Test. John Edrich took over the command of the team in his place. However, he made a brilliant comeback in the next Test in Adelaide.
At the same time, this has happened for the first time in international cricket after 2014. The last time Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq decided to pull out of the ODI series against Australia, Shahid Afridi took over the captaincy in his place.
The same year, Dinesh Chandimal decided to sit out of the Sri Lankan line-up for the last three matches of the T20 World Cup, including the semi-final and the final. Lasith Malinga then took over the captaincy and led the team to its first T20 World Cup title.
Indian fans would also like that Rohit Sharma’s sacrifice does not go in vain and Jasprit Bumrah wins the Sydney Test and ends the series at a 2-2 draw.
With the series being drawn, India will retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy, and Team India’s hopes of reaching the WTC final will also remain intact.
