Gautam Gambhir on Rohit Sharma IND vs AUS 5th Test: Team India has its last chance against Australia in the Sydney Test to save the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a win. Team India’s performance in the last four Tests and the subsequent conversation between coach Gautam Gambhir and the players in the dressing room, the news that all was not well in the team spread like wildfire. India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said dressing room “debates” should not be made public. He said he has had some “honesty” talks with his players as only performance can help them remain in the team.

Amid reports of dressing room unrest, Gambhir tried to douse the fire by saying that they were “only reports, not the truth”. Speaking at the pre-match press meet ahead of India’s fifth and final Test against Australia here on Friday, Gambhir said, “The debate between the coach and the player should be limited to the dressing room. Those were only reports, not the truth.”

Will Rohit Sharma play in Sydney Test?

When a question was asked about Rohit Sharma in the press conference, will Rohit Sharma play the Sydney Test tomorrow? On this, Gautam Gambhir said that we will decide the playing 11 after seeing the pitch tomorrow at the time of toss. Gambhir also said that he did not discuss anything with senior batsman Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma except the strategies to win the Test match. Every person knows which areas to work on. We have only talked to him about one thing and that is how to win test matches.

Why is Rohit Sharma not here for the press conference?

Responding to this, Gautam Gambhir said, “Everything is fine with Rohit Sharma. I don’t think it is a traditional thing. I think the head coach is here, which should be fine and it should be quite good.

Gambhir also confirmed that fast bowler Akash Deep will be out of the New Year Test due to back stiffness, although he did not name any replacement for him.