Rohit Sharma was dropped from the playing eleven for the series-deciding fifth Test between India and Australia in Sydney. But what came as a bigger surprise for fans was when his name went missing from the 15 players mentioned on the official team sheet.
Owing to poor form, which saw just 31 runs from Rohit's bat in five innings of this Border Gavaskar Trophy series, the captain was benched for the concluding game of the tour -- making it the first such instance for an Indian skipper in the middle of a series across formats.
