I'm Not Retiring, Says Rohit After Sitting Out of SCG 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.

- Agencies

SYDNEY:

Rohit was dropped after scoring only 31 runs in five innings as India look to draw the final test and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah replacing him as captain in Sydney.

Rohit has only one fifty in his last 15 test innings, which include 10 single-digit scores, but the 37-year-old said he had confidence in himself to turn things around.

"This decision is not a retirement decision nor am I going to take myself out of the game," Rohit told Star Sports broadcaster on day two of the Sydney test.