Rohit Sharma dropping himself was emotional call, can't explain more: Rishabh Pant

Star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant described regular skipper Rohit Sharma's decision to drop himself from the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney as an emotional yet selfless act. Pant highlighted Rohit's selflessness and leadership, calling the opener "a true leader" for making the difficult choice to sit out and hand over the captaincy to Jasprit Bumrah. IND vs AUS, 5th Test: Day 1 Highlights Rohit "opted to rest" in the team's interest, but the same familiar struggles resurfaced for the Indian batters as they crumbled to a modest 185 against some relentless Australian seam bowling on the opening day of the fifth and final Test. Virat Kohli, whose form and technical flaws remain under scrutiny, was dismissed for the seventh time on the tour in the "corridor of uncertainty," a persistent issue that seems unresolvable at the moment.