India vs. Australia 5th Test: Although he chose to step down, Rohit Sharma is still connected to the team. The senior batsman encouraged his teammates to ignore outside chatter and rumors in order to concentrate on winning the current fifth Test match against Australia, which will help them keep the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

India was down 1-2 in the series going into the Sydney Test, and the rumors that Rohit would retire further weakened their situation.

The guys here are tough; therefore, rumors don’t have an impact on us. We’ve done all we can to create players like this. You see, we don’t want to worry about things that we can’t control. Rohit told Star Sports, “We don’t want to waste time on it.”

“Allow the leaks to occur. What are our options? All we want to do is concentrate on winning the game and improving as players.

“Going there and winning the match is what everyone wants. Take a look at this audience and their level of participation. Everyone wants to put an end to the rumors. Which other team has won this series twice, please? We have a fantastic chance to draw the series today, even if we don’t win it. “We would like to keep the trophy,” he said.

I’m not here to sit outdoors; I’m here to play.
Rohit acknowledged, nevertheless, that it was difficult for him personally to decline to participate in the New Year Test.

“It may be very difficult at times. I’ve traveled this far to play. I’m not here to stand outside and wait. I’d want to participate. I must prevail. I always stated that I had to win the match when I first entered the dressing room on the first day of 2007. “The team must win the game,” he said.

The choice was made by Rohit since he always prioritized the team.

“You have to know what the team needs sometimes. It’s useless if you can’t keep the squad ahead. What will happen if you play for yourself and score your own runs?

You don’t want guys like that if you don’t consider the team. Since eleven players are participating, it is a team. Try to meet any needs the team has.

“This is what I personally believe. I have played cricket that way. In general, it is how I am in life. I’m not attempting to demonstrate anything else. You can see who I am. Please pardon me if it offends anybody. I follow my instincts. Is there something to fear?

I won’t let criticism force me to question myself.
Rohit acknowledged that he might face criticism if a choice didn’t work out, but he insisted that it wouldn’t compel him to change his approach.

“Being in a leadership role requires you to acknowledge that you won’t always have wonderful days. Your thinking is the same as your ideas. It is the same philosophy and way of thinking as the captaincy I was doing five or six months ago. However, sometimes the outcome is not achieved,” he said.

“I am aware that we would be judged by 140 crore people. It’s just that. I wish to avoid self-doubt. I am certain that what I am doing is correct. I don’t want to alter my captaincy approach.

“I could be mistaken, too. I should have bowled in Sydney yesterday, but I thought I should have batted. Even if it’s incorrect, it doesn’t necessarily indicate that your reasoning is flawed.