During the interview, Rohit Sharma suggested that he "isn't retiring" and said that he decided to "opt out" of the match owing to poor form.

Indian Cricket Team Head coach Gautam Gambhir has come out publicly to clear the air off the rumours that there is an ongoing rift between him and Indian team captain — Rohit Sharma. The statemant was released during the press conference for the Sydney Test one day prior to it's commencement,

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy series is nearing its end with Australia leading the series 2-1. Rohit Sharma decided to miss the Sydney Test. India are the defending champions of the Border-Gavaskar Troph

In nine innings of the five Test matches, Virat Kohli managed only 190 runs. The only big run that came from his bat was in the second innings of the first Test at Perth, where he remained unbeaten on 100. In the next seven innings, his highest score was 36.

Gautam Gambhir said that India will announce their playing eleven after assessing the conditions and refused to state whether captain Rohit Sharma will be in it

Virat Kohli last played a Ranji Trophy match in 2012 while Rohit Sharma's most recent domestic red-ball game was in the 2015-16 season.

India faced a crushing defeat in Sydney Test, losing to Australia by six wickets, and with it, surrendered Border-Gavaskar Trophy after holding it for a decade. The loss is particularly painful for India,

India broke an unwanted standing record of 46 years after suffering a 1-3 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

There is always massive hype around the India vs Australia clashes and after this epic five-match series, fans are curious when will these two juggernauts of cricket clash again in a red-ball series.

Australia claims Border-Gavaskar Trophy, ending India's decade-long dominance. Key player Jasprit Bumrah's injury hampers India's defense in final Test.

India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia after 10 long years. The last time India lost a BGT was in 2014-15 season which was played Down Under.