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Updated: Oct 28 From 2020 14:32 IST
By Baidurjo Bhose
Abu dhabi [UAE], Oct 28 (ANI): Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma’s hamstring injury has been making headlines since the Indian selectors decided to exclude him from the teams for the upcoming Australian tour. But that hasn’t deterred the starter and he’s working hard to get in shape not just for the Australia series, but also for the Indian Premier League business finale.
Sources familiar with the developments confirmed that while the IM captain will not take the field against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, he has been working on his game and hamstrings to ensure he is on back in the team. soon.
“He has been training regularly. The day after the KXIP game was a day off, so there was no training anyway. But as long as the IM unit has trained, he has been there and while he slowly started working on his leg , he has been hitting the nets now. In fact, before the last game, he also received shots to the ground. He is clearly making an honest effort to regain the physical form of the match, “the source told ANI.
After injuring his hamstring during the Super Over twins match against Kings XI Punjab on October 18, he had to stay out of the last two games for MI. While Mumbai won the game against the Chennai Super Kings by 10 wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, they lost to the Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets on Sunday.
While IM sits pretty much at the top of the points table with 14 points from 11 games, what came as a big shock is that the Indian selectors named the teams for the Australia series which begins on November 27 with the first ODI in Sydney. Cricket ground.
Despite the fact that the national team physio Nitin Patel had reportedly informed the selection committee, led by Sunil Joshi, that Rohit would need 2-3 weeks to get in shape, the selectors decided to omit him from the team, adding that his injury status would be monitored by the BCCI medical team.
This has come as a surprise to some as Rohit has already completed 10 of the 21 days the medical team expects the limited backup will take to recover from the hamstring injury. (AND ME)
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