ROHIT'S LAST DANCE IN SYDNEY?

As Team India was consigned to a 184-run humiliation by Australia in the crucial Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the embattled Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, in the words of Ricky Ponting, seemed to be subsisting on borrowed time.

- Haridev Pushparaj

Sharma, 37, had returned to his favoured position as opener in the first innings but fell for just three, spooning a delivery from Pat Cummins to wide mid-on, continuing his lackluster form.

With just 31 runs from five innings, averaging 6.20 in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rohit has endured a wretched run that shows no signs of abating. The jury is more or less out on his future in Test cricket. Perhaps Rohit himself sees the writing on the wall and is candid enough to admit that he needs to introspect about his performances.