Rohit Sharma was dropped from the fifth Test due to poor form, confirmed by Jasprit Bumrah's toss. Bumrah called it 'resting,' sparking confusion. Rishabh Pant mentioned it was a 'management call.' Despite the ambiguity around Rohit's future,

Rohit Sharma on Saturday cleared the air around his omission from the playing XI for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney.

Rohit Sharma, who has opted out from Sydney Test because of his “poor form,” says the Indian captaincy should be earned. When asked who he think will be the next India captain, Rohit said on Star Sports: “It is difficult to say. It is very difficult to say. There are many boys.”