A call for Rohit Sharma’s participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be taken based on his physical condition test after undergoing quarantine in Australia.
Rohit Sharma has been declared fit by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, paving the way for him to join the rest of the India team in Australia, the BCCI said on Saturday (December 12).
Having had a second breath in test cricket at the top of the order, Rohit will now fight Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal when fit and available for selection in Australia, which should be only after has ended with 14 days of mandatory quarantine upon arrival.
The 33-year-old had suffered a hamstring injury since the IPL, where he missed a few games before missing Australia’s starting team. What added fuel to the fire was that Rohit showed up for the Mumbai Indians in the playoffs and the final.
“Rohit has been rehabilitating and training in the NCA since November 19 following a high-grade left hamstring injury sustained during the Indian Premier League (IPL),” the BCCI said in a statement.
“The NCA medical team was satisfied with Mr. Sharma’s fitness after evaluating him on different metrics that tested his skills related to hitting, fielding and running between the gates. Mr. Sharma’s fitness has been satisfactory, however, you will be asked to continue working on your stamina.
“He has been given a detailed schedule to follow during the two weeks that he will be in quarantine. He will be re-evaluated by Team India’s medical team after his quarantine to establish his physical condition and a call about his involvement at the border. -The Trophy Gavaskar will be taken accordingly. “
It was only on November 8 that the BCCI added Rohit to the test team. Later that month, Rohit spoke for the first time that his hamstring is “absolutely fine” and how he’s working to adapt to the rigors of the game’s longer format.
“The hamstring feels absolutely good. I just started the process to make it nice and strong. Before playing in the longer format, I needed to be clear that there is no stone left unturned, that’s probably why, I ” ‘I’m in the NCA,’ Rohit had told PTI. ‘So for me, it wasn’t a concern what they were talking about x, yoz, as if I would make it to Australia.
“I don’t know what was going on, to be honest, and what people were talking about. But let me put this on the record, I was constantly communicating with BCCI and the Indians of Mumbai.”
Virat Kohli, in his first media speech from Australia, later admitted uncertainty and lack of clarity regarding Rohit Sharma’s availability for the Down Under test series.
“Well, before the selection meeting in Dubai, we received an email two days before that, saying that he was not available for the selection. He was injured during the IPL and mentioned that there is a two week rest and rehabilitation period. “Kohli had explained.
“He said the pros, cons and implications of injuries had been explained to him and he understood. And he was not available for the national team and that was the information we received in the mail before the selection meeting. After that he played in the IPL, so we all thought he was going to be on that flight to Australia, which he wasn’t.
“And we had no information whatsoever on why he is not traveling with us. And after that, the only other information that we have officially received in the mail is that he is in the NCA and has been evaluated and will be evaluated further in 11 from December “.
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