Sydney: Indian cricket team captain and experienced batsman Rohit Sharma decided not to play in the Sydney Test. In such a situation, the news of his retirement from Test cricket gained momentum. Players like former Team India captain Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri even said that Rohit has played the last Test match of his career in Melbourne. In such a situation, during lunch on the second day of the Sydney Test, Rohit Sharma clearly dismissed the news of his retirement in an interview given to official broadcaster Star Sports and said that I am not just playing in this Test match, I have not retired. I am not going anywhere.

I'm not going anywhere I

Rohit Sharma told Star Sports, 'I am not going anywhere. I have not retired. I am not just playing in this match. I had a simple conversation with the coach and selector about this that I am not able to score runs, I am not in form, this is an important match and we need a player who is in form. Anyway, our batsmen are not in good form. So you cannot keep many out of form players in the team. This simple thing was going on in my mind. So I wanted to tell the coach and selector that this is what is going on in my mind and they supported my decision. They said that you have been playing for so many years. You know what you are doing. So it was difficult for me to take this decision. But if everything is put in front, then this decision was wise. I will not think much about this.

Outsiders cannot judge us

Rohit further said, I had decided not to play in the last Test after reaching Sydney. Other people cannot decide about us as to when I will retire and what decision I should take. If the runs are not coming now, it does not mean that you will not be able to score runs in the future. I have been playing cricket for so many years, I am the father of two children, I know what to do and when.