Similar criticism for Rohit's choice of shot came from former Australia cricketer Darren Lehmann. "If he's going to hit it, hit it Rohit. You're a class player, you should actually take that on. Plenty of room in the outfield, take it on," he said on ABC Sport.

Rohit Sharma is desperate to score runs but his form is turning woeful with every passing day. Despite opening the innings in Melbourne, the Indian captain could only muster three runs before getting out to Pat Cummins playing a poor shot.

Rohit Sharma, who opened the batting instead of KL Rahul in the 4th Test got out for just 3 runs. In an interaction with ESPN Cricinfo, Sanjay Manjrekar said that sacrificing smaller-name players like KL Rahul to get a big-name player like Rohit Sharma back in form is a common happening in Indian cricket.

Australia picked up two wickets in the opening session to remain in control and leave India wobbling at 244-7 on day three of the fourth test of the five-match series.

The Indian squad slipped to 51 for 2 on the second day of the fourth Test against Australia, on December 27 in Melbourne. The downfall of Rohit Sharma’s team came after Australia rode on Steve Smith’s 34th hundred to post a challenging first innings score of 474.

IND need four wickets to wrap up the Aussie innings, and with Jasprit Bumrah operating with the second new ball, Rohit Sharma would be hoping it's done quickly.