Rohit Sharma  

On the eve of the Sydney Test, India named a 13-man squad. They dropped Ishant Sharma and brought in Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin. Rohit Sharma is missing from the shortlist as he is back in India to be with his wife and newborn daughter

'India batsman Rohit Sharma left for Mumbai on the 30th of December to attend to his wife who has delivered a baby girl. The BCCI congratulates Rohit on the beginning of a new chapter in his life,' BCCI said

India beat Australia by 137 runs and with that registered the 150th win in their Test history, being only the fifth nation to do so. India also won at the iconic MCG for the first time since 1980-81 

In T20Is, the most memorable moment for Indian fans this year was Dinesh Karthik sealing the Nidahas Trophy with a last-ball six. It was an incredible knock of 29 not out from just eight balls with two boundaries and three sixes, against Bangladesh in Colombo

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma dominated India's ODI batting performances in 2018. Both players breached the 1,000-run mark. Kohli also completed 10,000 ODI runs this year, becoming the fastest to the milestone, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record.

'R Ashwin has a left-sided abdominal strain. He is receiving treatment at the moment. He has been ruled out of the second Test. Rohit Sharma jarred his lower back while fielding in the 1st Test at Adelaide. He is undergoing treatment. He too is ruled out of the second Test,' BCCI said

Rohit Sharma (23 off 16) and Shikhar Dhawan (41 off 22) gave India a rousing start in the chase of 165. They put on 67 in 5.3 overs. After that, captain Virat Kohli took over. India hit eight sixes while the hosts managed none