Rohit had suffered a hamstring injury during the IPL, leading him to miss the cue ball leg of the current Australian tour. He’s out of the bill for the first two rounds of the four-game series. The opening test begins in Adelaide on December 17.
“You have been given a detailed schedule to follow during the two weeks that you will be in quarantine. The Team India medical team will reassess you after your quarantine to establish your physical condition and a call regarding your participation in the quarantine. Border-Gavaskar Trophy it will be taken accordingly, “the BCCI said in a statement.
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Rohit passed a much-watched fitness test on Friday at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and will depart for Australia on December 14, three days before the start of the tent test series against the world’s number one team.
“… Rohit Sharma has completed his NCA rehabilitation process in Bengaluru and is now clinically fit. He has been rehabilitating and training at the NCA since November 19 following a high-grade hamstring injury. left suffered during the Indian Premier League (IPL), “the statement read.
The BCCI said the NCA medical team is satisfied with Rohit’s physical condition, but added that he will have to work on his endurance.
“The NCA medical team was satisfied with Mr. Sharma’s physical condition after evaluating him on different metrics that tested his skills related to hitting, fielding and running between fields.
“Mr. Sharma’s physical condition has been satisfactory, however, he will be asked to continue working on his endurance,” the BCCI said.
Rohit’s physical fitness test was conducted under the supervision of NCA director Rahul Dravid, who was entrusted with the responsibility of presenting him with his physical fitness certificate.
According to Australian government rules, the star hitter will have to undergo a mandatory 14 days of hard quarantine before he can train for the last two tests in Sydney (Jan 7-11) and Brisbane (Jan 15-19). ).
There had been confusion about the state of Rohit for the past few weeks. Captain Virat Kohli spoke about the lack of clarity on the subject that has been full of intrigue since he injured his left hamstring during a league game while playing for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
The injury, which forced him out of four IPL matches, led the national teams to not consider him for the Australian tour.
Omitted from the team for the long-awaited tour, he soon returned to lead his franchise in the rest of the lucrative league, adding to the curiosity.
On November 9, the BCCI provided an update on his status, saying that the selectors had kept Rohit out of the limited overs stage to “regain full fitness” for the test series.
But the vice captain of the white ball arrived in Mumbai instead of traveling directly to Australia with his teammates after leading the Indians to the IPL title triumph in the United Arab Emirates.
The BCCI issued another press release on November 26, a day after Kohli claimed that he did not know why Rohit had not done his rehabilitation in Australia, stating that the reason the first match returned to India was illness from his father.
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