India legend Sunil Gavaskar advised Rohit Sharma to curb his instinct for big hits, emphasizing patience against Australia's bowlers as essential to secure runs in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.

Jasprit Bumrah is expected to stand in as skipper — an appointment Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar believes should be locked in for all five matches, regardless of when Rohit returns. “It is important for the captain to play the first Test match,” Gavaskar said on Sports Tak.

The nature of Rohit Sharma's dismissals in the Test series against New Zealand made some suggest that his approach had become 'casual'.

Legendary Sunil Gavaskar, speaking to India Today, reflected on India's 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand. From tactical blunders to Rohit Sharma's captaincy and Virat Kohli's form, the batting great spoke in length about the factors that led to humbling series loss.

Indian Test team’s next assignment is a five-match series on Australian soil and some reports are suggesting that Rohit Sharma might not be available for the first Test at Perth, starting on November 22.

Sunil Gavaskar had said that the Indian cricket team should appoint a new captain for the entire series if Rohit Sharm ais unable to make it to the first couple of Tests against Australia

With Rohit Sharma missing India’s first Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Sunil Gavaskar has called for BCCI to appoint a new permanent captain for the series against Australia.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's performance in the New Zealand series came under fire after they managed just 93 and 91 runs respectively