Rohit Sharma, one of India’s most pivotal players, will be staying back in India for the birth of his second child, expected in the third week of November.

Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma might miss the first Test against Australia in Perth due to personal reasons. Expecting his second child soon, Sha

Indian captain Rohit Sharma is no guarantee to play in the first Test against Australia in Perth with coach Gautam Gambhir unable to confirm the skipper would be ready as his team departed for the blockbuster Border-Gavaskar series.

India must win a series against Australia 4-0 or 5-0 to qualify for the World Test Championship final without relying on other results

Former India opener Kris Srikkanth said Rohit Sharma will leave Test cricket if he doesn't perform well with the bat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The former opener, however, defended Virat Kohli, saying it's too early to question his place in the side.

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir was hopeful about captain Rohit Sharma's availability for the 1st Test vs Australia

Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar, Sarfaraz Khan, and Yashasvi Jaiswal have departed for Australia ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Rohit Sharma is not travelling with the rest of the Indian squad to Australia. His participation in the Perth Test hangs in the balance.

Australian great Ricky Ponting has backed pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to step up as India captain in Rohit Sharma's absence against Australia.