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.

Rohit Sharma explained that he discussed his poor form with head coach Gautam Gambhir and the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar and later decided to sit out of the Sydney Test against Australia. He was not forced to miss the match and is in no mood to retire.