Rohit Sharma has been dropped from India’s playing XI for the Sydney Test against Australia, marking a shift in the team’s strategy for the final match of the series.

Shubman Gill all set to return to the playing 11; KL Rahul to open the innings while Prasidh Krishna to replace injured Akash Deep

Rohit Sharma is reportedly set to miss the fifth Test match between India and Australia starting on January 3 in Sydney. The struggling opening batsman has missed only 4 matches since becoming a full-time Test captain in March 2022.

Rohit Sharma, the India captain, is to be dropped for the final Test of the series in Australia, with Jasprit Bumrah leading his country in the must-win clash instead.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has reportedly been axed from the team's decisive Border-Gavaskar series decider in Sydney.

If the report holds true, Rohit Sharma will become the first Indian skipper to be dropped midway through an international series.

Battered by extra bounce and seam movement, coupled with scathing criticism of his leadership, India skipper Rohit Sharma's career as a Test cricketer appears to be heading for a dispiriting climax. Speculation is rife that he may be dropped from the fifth and final Test against Australia,

India captain Rohit Sharma is set to be rested for the fifth and final Test against Australia which is slated to start from January 3

India captain Rohit Sharma appears no certainty to play in the fifth Test at the SCG, after his coach twice opted against guaranteeing his spot in the side.