
India's star batsman Rohit Sharma will miss the fourth and final Test match against Australia as he has flown down to India to be with his with his wife Ritika Sajdeh as the couple is blessed with a baby girl.
The official Twitter handle of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed that Rohit Sharma will join the one-day squad on January 8. It means, he will miss the Sydney Test which is scheduled to start from January3.
Rohit and Ritika got married in the year 2015 andBCCI congratulated him "on the beginning of a new chapter in his life".
Rohit Sharma returned after missing the second Test and scoreda crucial 63* in the first innings as India registered a comfortable win by 137 runs.
After the win, India lead the four-match series 2-1 and Virat Kohli's team are in the box seat to shrug off the nation's history of underachievement Down Under.
The last Indian team to win two Tests in Australia was back in 1977-78 but the Bob Simpson-captained hosts claimed the fifth and final contest to break the hearts of Bishan Bedi's side.