While Rohit had communicated to BCCI and the national selectors in advance that he could potentially miss the Perth Test, he had kept open the option of last-minute travel based o

Rohit Sharma didn't travel to Australia with the rest of the Indian squad as his wife Ritika Sajdeh was expecting their second child. She gave birth to a baby boy on November 15.

Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test against Australia in Perth. Sharma and his wife welcomed their second child on Friday. He will rejoin the team later in the series after spending time with his family in Mumbai.