Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian cricket team, is anticipated to be rested for the fifth Test match against Australia, which starts on Thursday in Sydney, according to sources. The fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is expected to assume captaincy in his absence. With just 31 runs in three games during the current five-match Test series, Rohit has struggled. He has not performed well since returning to the team, but he missed the first Test to be with his family after the birth of his second kid.
In the last Test match, Bumrah captained India to a resounding 295-run victory in Perth.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir exacerbated the doubts over Rohit’s future during the pregame press conference yesterday. When questioned about his inclusion
When was Rohit Sharma last Test century?
It has been nine months since Rohit Sharma last scored a century in Test cricket. His most recent hundred came in Dharamshala during the fifth Test match against England, where he scored 103 runs off 162 balls.
Rohit Sharma Test centuries
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Date | Venue | Result |
| 1 | 177 † | West Indies | 6 | 2 | 6 November 2013 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Won |
| 2 | 111* | West Indies | 6 | 2 | 14 November 2013 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Won |
| 3 | 102* | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2 | 24 November 2017 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | Won |
| 4 | 176 † | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 2 October 2019 | VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam | Won |
| 5 | 127 † | South Africa | 2 | 3 | 2 October 2019 | VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam | Won |
| 6 | 212 † | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 19 October 2019 | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | Won |
| 7 | 161 | England | 1 | 1 | 13 February 2021 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Won |
| 8 | 127 † | England | 1 | 3 | 2 September 2021 | The Oval, London | Won |
| 9 | 120 ‡ | Australia | 1 | 2 | 9 February 2023 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | Won |
| 10 | 103 ‡ | West Indies | 2 | 2 | 12 July 2023 | Windsor Park, Roseau | Won |
| 11 | 131 ‡ | England | 2 | 1 | 15 February 2024 | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | Won |
| 12 | 103 ‡ | England | 2 | 2 | 7 March 2024 | HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | Won |
