A report in The Australian said that the Indian team had not been together for a long time. This comes at a time when the relationship between captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir seems to be at an all-time low, with Rohit “choosing to rest” from the fifth and final Test in Sydney, which will decide the series.

After India was bowled out for 150 in the first innings, Captain Jasprit Bumrah (who was in charge while Rohit was on family leave) put on an amazing fast-bowling show to get his team back in the game. Then, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli played very well with the bat in the second innings. India won by 295 runs, which was their biggest win overseas in terms of runs, and went ahead 1-0 in the five-match series.

It was said that the Indian team’s come-from-behind win, which should have been enough to motivate any visiting team, didn’t do much to bring them together. Not a single party was held. The team didn’t even go out to eat or drink together.

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“They didn’t hang out in the locker room for a drink or even go out to eat together.” They split up into smaller groups and went their separate ways instead. “The closest they got was going to Nobu, a fancy Japanese restaurant chain, for dinner with about seven or eight of them, including a couple of the assistant coaches,” the story said.

Players Seen in Small Gatherings

The report also said that Gambhir decided to stay in his hotel room while the other players were seen hanging out in small groups. When a senior member of the support staff saw that the players were still calm after a great win, he offered to use his credit card to buy drinks for the whole team, but that didn’t work either.

“Gautam Gambhir, the head coach, spent the time eating an Indian meal with his family. Later that night, some of the other kids were seen floating around Hay Street.

“This is true even though a senior member of the support staff offered to use his own credit card to buy the team drinks so they could celebrate what they had done together.” Afterward, he told me that none of the guys were really interested. The report also said, “They all had their own plans.”

For India, things got worse on the cricket field after the Perth Test. In the pink-ball day-night Test, they lost by 10 runs. It might have been the same in the third Test in Brisbane if India hadn’t been saved by the rain. India lost the match when they lost seven wickets in just 20.4 overs in the last session of Day 5. Things got angry at the MCG. Coach Gambhir had a “honest conversation” with some players on the team and told them that the only way to get on the Indian team is to perform well.

As a result? Rohit Sharma, the captain, chose to sit out. After getting 31 runs in five innings over three Tests, Rohit made the call. 2024 turned out to be the least productive year for Rohit in Test cricket as he collected 619 runs in 26 games across 14 matches averaging 24.76.