Rohit scored only 31 runs in five innings in a disastrous tour of Australia, seeing him drop himself for the fifth Test in Sydney. India lost the series 3-1, and Rohit's future in the longest format of the game is up in the air.

Amid the uncertainty over his participation in the upcoming second round of the Ranji Trophy match for Mumbai against the visiting Jammu and Kashmir, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma was practicing in the open nets in one of the cricket grounds in Mumbai on Thursday,

Rohit Sharma has joined Mumbai's squad for their training sessions in the lead up to the second half of the Ranji Trophy season. The team is currently having a training camp at the Wankhede Stadium and and Rohit has linked up with them after consultation with head coach Omkar Salvi.

In a major development for the Indian team, star India batter has retained his spot as the skipper for India’s ODI side. The development was confirmed when the BCCI announced he will sit in as captain at the press conference scheduled for January 18.

Yuvraj Singh reiterated that Rohit Sharma cannot be judged as a captain based only on India's recent run of defeats against New Zealand and Australia.

How many captains have done that?' - Yuvraj Singh backs Rohit Sharma's Sydney 'opt out'. (Source:X/Twitter) The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy was one dramatic series that eventually went in favor of hosts Australians who clinched the series by a 3-1 margin.