New Delhi. Has Rohit Sharma himself withdrawn from Team India's playing eleven, has he been given rest or has he been dropped? This has been the biggest debate among cricket lovers in the last two days. Has this happened on his own or has someone forced him to do this? When Rohit Sharma answered these questions on Saturday, his pain came out.

India and Australia are playing a Test match in Sydney. The fifth, last and decisive match of the series, the winning team of which will become entitled to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. When India played without its regular captain in such an important match, there was bound to be a ruckus. Team India did not even try to stop this ruckus on the first day. But when the situation started getting out of hand, Rohit himself came out of the dressing room. He made many things clear. He said that he himself is sitting out in the interest of the team. This is his decision. He talked to the coach and selectors for this because the team comes first for him. He was not able to score runs. Many other batsmen are struggling. In such a situation, there was no need to gather an army of out of form batsmen. So he stepped down.

In this conversation, Hitman Rohit Sharma says something which hides pain. Rohit says, 'This was a very difficult decision. I have come from such a far away place. I have not come here to sit outside. I have not come here to not play the match. I have come here to play. I have to play the match. I have to make my team win. Since the first time I came to the dressing room in 2007, I only think about making the team win.'

On Star Sports show, Irfan Pathan asked where Rohit sees himself in the next 5-6 months, to which the Indian captain replied, "I don't think about what will happen or what I have to do after 5-6 months. I think about the match I play and take my decision for that only." In response to a question, Rohit Sharma said that his not playing in Sydney is not a retirement decision and neither is he going to quit the game. He will be seen playing in the future.