Indian captain Rohit Sharma considered retiring from Test cricket after a disappointing series in Australia but was dissuaded by outside supporters. Gautam Gambhir expressed disapproval of this external influence on Sharma’s decision.

The fourth Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy was supposed to be Rohit Sharma 's final Test of his career. However, as per the freshest developments on the same, there were certain well-wishers who urged him to not retire. This comes several days after the mysterious "opting out" of the final game in Sydney by the top-order batter.

Virat Kohli last played a Ranji Trophy match in 2012 while Rohit Sharma's most recent domestic red-ball game was in the 2015-16 season.

Rohit Sharma had reportedly made up his mind to retire from Test cricket, but was persuaded out of making the call.

In a shocking report by The Times of India, it has come to light that Rohit Sharma had made up his mind about retiring from Test Cricket after the fourth Test in Melbourne. He reversed the decision to retire before the fifth Test at Sydney after a few 'well-wishers' convinced him.

Reportedly India captain Rohit Sharma had made up his mind about announcing Test retirement during Border-Gavaskar Trophy