Rohit omission from decisive Test 'emotional' says India's Pant

The acclaimed 37-year-old opener Rohit has had a poor series and the writing was on the wall when he fa iled to show up for India's pre-match press conference. Coach Gautam Gambhir instead fronted the media Thursday and declined to throw his support behind him, with the visitors down 2-1 in the series going into the final Test. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah insisted at the coin toss at the Sydney Cricket Ground that Rohit had "opted to rest" for the good of the team rather than being forced out.