India test match captain, Rohit Sharma, said sitting out the final match of the series against Australia due to poor form does not mean he will retire, adding that critics will not decide when he should walk away from the sport.

Rohit Sharma on Saturday cleared the air around his omission from the playing XI for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney.

During the lunch break on day two of the Sydney Test, Rohit told Star Sports, "This decision is not a retirement decision. Nor am I going to take myself out of the game." He expla