India captain Rohit Sharma has been dropped for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The writing was on the cards and it was reported a day prior by TimesofIndia.com.
The axing nudged the 'Hitman' closer to retirement - which TimesofIndia.com had reported will come after the Sydney Test. The 37-year-old quit from T20Is last year after lifting the World Cup. He is yet to call time on his ODI career.