SYDNEY: Captain of India virat Kohli on Thursday he said there has been confusion and lack of information on the status of Rohit sharmainjury, stating that he has no idea why his substitute white ball did not travel with the team to Australia.
Responding to inquiries from online media ahead of the ODI series against Australia that begins on Friday, Kohli said Rohit was said to be unavailable prior to the selection committee meeting earlier this month.
“Before the selection meeting, we received an email saying that he was not available, that he had been injured during the IPL. He said that the pros and cons of the injury were explained to him and that he understood and was not available,” he said. Kohli. said.
Responding to inquiries from online media ahead of the ODI series against Australia that begins on Friday, Kohli said Rohit was said to be unavailable prior to the selection committee meeting earlier this month.
“Before the selection meeting, we received an email saying that he was not available, that he had been injured during the IPL. He said that the pros and cons of the injury were explained to him and that he understood and was not available,” he said. Kohli. said.
Rohit, who is recovering from a hamstring injury is doing his rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and is still three weeks away from being in top form for the match, but a 14-day quarantine (no training) would rule him out of the test series.
“After that he played in the IPL and we all thought he would be on that flight to Australia and we had no information why he is not traveling with us. There has been no information, there has been a lack of clarity,” Kohli said. .
“We have been playing the waiting game,” he added.
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