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The last match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia is to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) from January 3. The Indian team is behind 1-2 in this series and is in danger of losing the series. Indian team will try to retain Border-Gavaskar (BGT) by winning this match.

Clarke said this on Rohit-Kohli

Before the Sydney Test, the atmosphere in Team India’s dressing room is also being described as ‘bad’. According to sources, Rohit Sharma may decide to stay out of this match. When head coach Gautam Gambhir was asked this question whether Rohit Sharma will play in the Sydney Test? Gambhir had said on this, ‘After seeing the pitch tomorrow, we will decide the playing eleven at the time of toss.’

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has entered the whole matter. Clarke said that Indian captain Rohit Sharma has earned the right to retire from cricket on his own terms. Rohit is not able to perform well with the bat in Australia due to which the pressure is gradually increasing on him. He has played three Test matches so far in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and has not played any important innings in it.

Another veteran player of the team, Virat Kohli is also facing criticism for continuously getting out on balls outside the off stump in the series. Clarke told ‘ESPN’ before the fifth Test, ‘You must have seen that this happens with many players, for some captaincy is helpful, while for others it is not. I definitely think he will play in Sydney. I don’t think they will drop him from the team. I think Rohit Sharma has earned this right and he is the captain. When you are the captain, you also get a little more leeway.

Clarke said, ‘Although his statistics are not very good. But they will allow Rohit to move forward on his own terms. I don’t know whether Sydney will be his last Test or not. I don’t know what he is thinking or what plans India has in terms of Test cricket. I don’t know how Rohit feels in terms of captaincy. Now he has become the father of a second child. I think he will definitely play in Sydney.

I hope Rohit will score runs: Finch

Another former Australian captain Aaron Finch also presented his side. He said, ‘The worrying thing for me is how well they played under Bumrah’s captaincy in the first Test in Perth. Since Rohit’s return, his team is looking unstable. But he is still a great player, it is great to watch him and I hope he scores some runs.

At the same time, Michael Clarke also feels that after scoring a century at number eight in MCG, Nitish Kumar Reddy should bat in the upper order. He said in ‘Beyond 23 Cricket Podcast’, “This young Reddy, who bats at number eight, is a talented player. I think he should bat at number seven, if not six. He is the highest run-scorer for India. He’s a 21-year-old player, unbelievable, he’s been underrated throughout the series.”

Indian Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal.

Australia’s playing eleven for Sydney Test: Sam Constas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.