Former player of Indian national cricket team Robin Uthappa Share your opinion on whether Rohit Sharma Did he play the last test of his career or not? He believes the captain will get a proper send-off and will play in the next match series Likewise for the team.
Rohit Sharma has come under huge scrutiny due to his recent poor form in Test cricket. Since the beginning of the Test series against the Bangladesh national cricket team at home, the captain of the Indian national cricket team has failed to feature in all the matches. From that moment on, he only managed to reach one half-century.
Rohit Sharma's poor form with the bat continued even in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, as he fell in the last match.
Rohit Sharma's poor form with the bat has continued even in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The captain of the Indian national cricket team failed to get going in the three matches he played, and that confidence was reflected in his captaincy, as he was not up to the mark.
Rohit Sharma batted in the middle order for two matches, and the move did not work, but after that, he was back at the top in the Melbourne Test. However, he still could not move forward and in the end, he made the difficult decision and then decided to drop himself from the ongoing fifth Test, which is being held at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney.
Rohit Sharma spoke to the media on the second day of the ongoing match and said that he resigned for the sake of the team. He admitted that he tried everything, but things did not go his way, and hence he decided to leave himself to the ongoing match and hand over the leadership to it. Jasprit Bumrah.
Rohit will probably get a bye there – Robin Uthappa
With Rohit Sharma missing the match, there was a lot of speculation as to whether the fast bowler had played his last Test or not. But Robin Uthappa believes it will not be the captain's last match as he is a World Cup-winning captain. He stressed that he would be given a proper farewell. He explained in a video clip shared on his Instagram account:
“People (have) been thinking or speculating, ‘Is this going to be his last Test match? Won’t he play Test cricket again?’ In my opinion, I don’t think so, I think there are six months before the next Test series; Rohit will likely get a bye there, as he is a World Cup winning captain.
Yes, he has had a very poor year in Test cricket, but he has been a consistent performer – Robin Uthappa on Rohit Sharma
Robin Uthappa added that people look at the negative side of all things. He admitted that although the batsman is going through a rough patch, he has been a consistent performer for the team in other formats as well. He explained:
“With the intensity and losses of this tournament, people are looking at it in a negative light. Yes, he has had a very poor year in Test cricket, but he has been a consistent performer in other forms of the game and I believe legends of the game deserve a proper send-off.”
Rohit has managed just 31 runs in the ongoing series at an average of around 6 per series.
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