India captain Rohit Sharma has revealed that his decision to withdraw from the Sydney Test during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year was not entirely mutual and involved a heated discussion with head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.

Having endured a lean patch with the bat, failing in five consecutive innings after playing the Adelaide, Brisbane, and Melbourne Tests, Rohit chose to step aside to make room for Shubman Gill, who had missed the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.