Rohit hurt the senior player..!? What happened?

Sowmiya Sriram
Rohit hurt the senior player..!? What happened?
Veteran Pujara has kept himself out of the indian team but scored a double century in the domestic series Ranji Trophy to become the sixth-highest scorer in the world. He was waiting for a place in the indian team. While he was expected to be included in the squad for the first two matches of the India-England Test series, he was not included in the squad. After Virat Kohli's departure, it was expected that Pujara, who has Test experience equal to Kohli's, would be selected. But even then, captain rohit sharma stubbornly made Rajat Padidar, a new player, to be selected in the team.
After india lost the first Test, KL rahul withdrew due to injury. Now while Pujara is expected to get a place in the team, another newcomer sarfaraz khan has been included in the team. No one can fault Sarfaraz Khan's choice. He currently has the highest batting average among players playing Test cricket at the domestic and international levels. He should have been selected for the indian team some time. However, with india losing to england in the first Test match, and without stable batsmen like kohli and rahul in the team, the experienced Pujara should be chosen. In other words, Shubman Gill or shreyas iyer can be dropped and Pujara and sarfaraz khan can bat in the middle order.
But captain rohit sharma is adamant that he will not return to Pujara. Currently, Pujara is playing only in England's county test cricket and India's local test series, Ranji series. Although Pujara can play international matches for another 2 years, the behavior of indian team management and captain rohit sharma has forced him to retire from international cricket.

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