In an interaction with ESPN Cricinfo, Sanjay Manjrekar said that India will continue with KL Rahul as the opener in the five-match Test Series in England in June, unless Rohit Sharma does something extraordinary to earn his place back in the squad.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said Rohit Sharma spoke to the broadcasters midway through the Sydney Test because he wanted to clear the air about his absence from the XI. Manjrekar also said retirement is a personal call,

Sanjay Manjrekar believes Rohit Sharma did the candid interview during Sydney Test because Gautam Gambhir was taking all the credit for resting him.

India's captain Rohit Sharma was dropped for the series-deciding fifth Test against Australia, replaced by Shubman Gill. Stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah mentioned Rohit 'opted to rest', which former India batter turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar found vague.

India captain Rohit Sharma decided to rest himself from the Sydney Test because of his poor form as Shubman Gill was brought into the playing XI in his place. The former on Saturday gave an honest opinion on him sitting out of the game.

Replying to the question, Gautam Gambhir said that Rohit Sharma 'opted out' by showing maturity, few of the nonsensical things were written about the skipper.

Following India's loss against Australia at the MCG, discussions have emerged about the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Test cricket. Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his support for Kohli, emphasizing his value as a Test batter and criticized the coaching approach towards improving his form.

India skipper Rohit Sharma was criticised for his batting and captaincy in the last three Tests, during which India lost their way and gave up the early series lead. The visitors now have no chance of winning the series and can only defend the trophy with a win in Sydney.

Rohit Sharma, who has scored just 31 runs in five innings in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, was excluded from the Indian playing XI for the fifth Test in Sydney.