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India captain Rohit Sharma assured that he is "going nowhere", despite reports suggesting that the veteran batter is no longer in the selectors scheme of things.

Rohit Sharma, who had been under fire for his miserable run as batter as well as captain in recent months, had “opted out” of the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney, leading many to believe the ‘Hitman’ made his final appearance in whites in Melbourne.

India dropped skipper Rohit Sharma but their top order batting woes continued as they struggled to 57 for three in the opening session of the fifth test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

Once Rohit was done with his training, he along with Bumrah and Agarkar left the nets but Gambhir stayed back. It is learnt that during this meeting after training it was decided that Rohit Sharma would be 'rested', which in Indian cricket parlance means “dropped by intimation”.

Rohit Sharma's place in the Indian team was up for debate more than ever post his failure in the Melbourne Test against Australia. It is understood now that the selectors told him about their future plans post which Rohit decided to opt out of the Sydney Test.

A relentless Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc sliced through an Indian batting line-up missing Rohit Sharma on Friday to put Australia in a commanding position after day one of the fifth and final Test.

Indian test skipper Rohit Sharma said sitting out the final match of the series against Australia due to poor form does not mean he will retire, adding that critics will not decide when he should walk away from the sport.

Admitting his form slump, India captain Rohit Sharma took a bold call and decided to drop himself from the fifth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Rohit Sharma's call to opt out of Sydney Test,

India captain Rohit Sharma was dropped for the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney. Jasprit Bumrah leads in his absence. Sharma struggled with low scores recently. India lost five and drew one in the last six matches under his captaincy.