The report further suggested that Rohit's sudden U-turn on his retirement decision did not sit well with India's coach, Gautam Gambhir.

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.

Rohit Sharma had been out of form in the three Tests that he played before dropping himself from a must-win final game in Sydney

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.

Rohit Sharma was all set to announce his retirement from Test cricket after the fourth contest against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but some well wishers forced him to change his mind.

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