The possibility of Rohit Shama's unavailability for the opening Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Australia because of personal reasons is not the ideal situation for the Indian team whose hopes of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) are in jeopardy after the whitewash at home against New Zealand.

It has been learnt that the questions were asked about certain decisions taken by the team management during the course of the series.

Former cricketer has question BCCI if it was the right move to send Gautam Gambhir to face the media ahead of the team's departure for the five-Test series against Australia.

India face a daunting task as they aim to bounce back from their series defeat against New Zealand and challenge Australia in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With a 4-0 victory being a near-impossible feat,

India Today has learnt that Rohit Sharma will stay back in India for the birth of his second child. Rohit's wife, Ritika, is expected to give birth in the third week of November. "Rohit Sharma won't travel with the team to Australia.