Publish: 10:01, 04 Jan, 2025

Rohit Sharma not retiring

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Rohit Sharma not retiring
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Rohit Sharma dismissed speculations about his retirement and said he will continue to be India's captain. His decision to step aside was only for the Sydney Test.

A day after his decision to skip the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Sydney rocked the cricket world, Rohit broke his silence on the matter by confirming that he was neither rested nor opting out… and definitely not dropped, reports Hindustan Times.

Rohit said he would use the word "stood down" to describe his situation.

"I stood down, that is what I would say," Rohit told Star Sports during the Lunch break on Day 2 of the Sydney Test.

The Indian captain clearly explained why he decided not to play the fifth Test and how he informed head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar about his thought process.

"The chat that I had with the coach and selectors was that I'm not scoring runs, we need players in form. Simple fact: you can't carry out-of-form players for too long. It was my duty to inform the coach and selector about my thoughts. They said, 'You've been playing for a long time, you take the call'. It was a difficult choice but for the team's sake it was the right decision to take the team forward,” he stated.

“I took the decision after coming to Sydney. We just got two days, one was New Year's, didn't want to tell the selectors about this during the New Year. I tried a lot but nothing was happening so it was important for me to step aside," he added.

Rohit made the call after scoring 31 runs in five innings across three Tests.

Rohit, however, confirmed that he has no plans to retire from any format right now. And in fact, he is getting ready to make a comeback with the bat by scoring runs.

"The decision is not to retire. I'm not going to step aside (as captain). I have decided to step aside from this Test because I'm not scoring (enough runs). There is no guarantee that I won't score runs after two months or five months. I have seen things happen like this many times. But at the same time, I've also got to be realistic," he added.

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