New Delhi:
Rohit Sharma becomes 1st captain: Certainly no captain would want to go through such situations which Indian captain Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma) had to go through. No captain happily takes the decision which Rohit Sharma took before the fifth (Aus vs Ind 5th Test) against Australia in Sydney. With this, what had not happened in the last 92 years of Indian cricket history, happened in Sydney. And Rohit Sharma became the first captain of India to decide to keep himself out of the eleven of any Test of any series. It was clear from Gautam Gambhir’s answer in the press conference held on the eve of the fifth Test (Aus vs Ind 5th Test) that it was very difficult for Rohit to play in the fifth Test. And when Jasprit Bumrah came for the toss, this big decision was finally approved. But along with this, an unwanted record was also registered in the name of Rohit, but this is not the first time in the history of cricket. This happened three times previously, when a captain decided to keep himself out of the XI, or a captain was left out of the XI during the middle of the series.
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Did not play the first test match
Rohit did not play in the first Test in Perth due to the birth of his second child. After this, when he returned, not only did his bat not yield any runs in the next three matches, he appeared completely colorless and rhythmless. When Rohit could average only 6 in 5 innings of these three matches, he came under attack from critics and media. The situation also became very difficult for Team India because for the ticket to the WTC Final, India must almost essentially win in Sydney. In such a situation, keeping in mind the interest of the team, Rohit himself decided to keep himself out of the eleven of the fifth test. With this, Rohit Sharma became the first captain to be dropped from the eleven of any Test in the middle Test series. Well, before him there have been three other captains in the world, who had to go through similar situations.
Misbah-ul-Haq
In the year 2014, Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq decided to keep himself out of the eleven from the third ODI against Australia. Shahid Afridi captained the team in his place. There have been big controversies regarding captaincy in Pakistan cricket. There were many such reports when factions were seen in the team regarding captaincy, but Misbah taking this big decision happened for the first time in Pakistan cricket.
Dinesh Chandimal
Sri Lankan captain Chandimal is another captain who had to go through such situations. During the 2014 T20 World Cup, Chandimanal decided to sit out of the eleven from the last three matches including the semi-finals, final and handed over the captaincy to Lasith Malinga.
mike dennis
Former England captain Mike Dennis decided to sit out of the XI in the fourth Test of the Ashes in 1974. After this he made a comeback in the fifth test. Then he scored 51 and 14 runs, while in the sixth test he scored 188 runs and led his team to victory by an innings.
