Rohit adamant he wasn't dropped, made call himself

Rohit Sharma maintains he stood down from the fifth Test team at the SCG and was not axed. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

A defiant Rohit Sharma says he made the call to drop himself for the fifth Test in Sydney, insisting he was not axed by selectors.

Speaking for the first time since falling out of India's side for the decisive Test at the SCG, India's captain also rejected any suggestion his career was over.