After India’s terrible tour of Australia, Rohit Sharma was on the verge of retiring from Test cricket, but supporters outside the squad persuaded him to change his mind. The Times of India reported that Rohit had been persuaded to change his mind following the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Gautam Gambhir has not taken kindly to this development and has criticised the outside influence on Rohit’s choice.
Rohit’s decision to bench himself for the last Test match in Sydney in order to make room for Shubman Gill was audacious. However, it turned out that he was thinking about something more drastic: quitting Test cricket entirely. The Indian team lost every game he led, which made things worse for skipper Rohit, who had a really awful batting series.
It has been reported that Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir disagree on a number of issues, such as toss choices and team composition.Therefore, it was quite unexpected that Gambhir remained silent on Rohit’s exclusion from the last Test match. There were rumours of a breach between the two as a result. The animosity between the two is evident, even though Rohit later emphasised that he chose to skip the event.
Recently, former Indian cricket player Robin Uthappa has voiced some opinions regarding Rohit and Gambhir’s problems. Uthappa claims that Gambhir is still adjusting to his new position and the thought of having to tell Rohit about his choices. Although he feels they like and respect one another, he thinks their chemistry would develop over time.