Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI president, wants injured starter Rohit Sharma to be cautious in deciding whether or not to compete for the Mumbai Indians in the 2020 IPL playoffs as he risks exacerbating the hamstring tear. which led to his exclusion from India bound for Australia. team. At the same time, Ganguly struck a positive note on Ishant Sharma, who is also injured, saying that the rapid’s lateral strain should heal in time for the test series in Australia.
“Rohit is injured right now. Otherwise, why would we leave out a player like him? He’s the vice-captain of the (limited) national team,” Ganguly said. “We will have to evaluate him. I do not know (when he will be able to return). He has not played until now since he was injured. We want him to recover.
“BCCI’s job is to get their best players to the park. If he recovers, he plays.”
Rohit has been out of action since playing Kings XI Punjab on October 18 due to a torn left hamstring, and Ganguly stressed that the board will do everything possible to bring an “asset like Rohit” back to the game. action.
“Rohit is injured right now. Otherwise, why would we leave out a player like him? It’s the BCCI’s job to get their best players into the park. If he recovers, he plays.”
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When asked about the videos posted by the Mumbai Indians, who are playing the final league game of the 2020 IPL, against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, today, where Rohit is seen batting on the nets, Ganguly said: “Yes, you don’t want to, he will injure himself again. He has a hamstring tear and will break again. Then it will take longer to come back. But yes, there are people working with him.
“The physio of the Mumbai Indians is working with him. The Indian physio [Nitin Patel] is there. Rohit himself knows he has a long career ahead of him and it’s not just this IPL or the next series for him. I am sure he is mature enough to do what is best for him.
“I can tell you that things that you do easily in practice can be a bit difficult during a match situation. The muscles react differently to pressure situations.”
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As for Ishant, Ganguly said his recovery has been going well and that he should be available for testing from mid-December.
“Yes, we hope Ishant comes back for the test matches,” Ganguly said. “He has already started bowling from shorter races and shorter periods. He has played in the NCA. But since there is a BCCI protocol for fast players, Ishant will play the two first-class games in Australia.”
There have been some injuries in the ongoing IPL, including Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Ganguly said it was destined to happen after such a long break, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Injuries are part of the sport and they will happen. The less you play, the more injured you will get. The more you keep playing, your body gets fitter, stronger and less injured,” he said. “They all came back after seven months of being locked up at home with literally no activity. I don’t think the injuries should be seen as ‘OMG, something’s not right.’
“That’s what sport is all about. It’s a high intensity part of life and you will have injuries.”
Ganguly also backed Rishabh Pant, whose batting returns are down after a reasonable start at IPL 2020, and who has been left out of the white ball squads in Australia, to bounce back sooner rather than later.
“Don’t worry. His bat swing will come back. He’s a young guy and we all need to guide him. He’s tremendously talented,” Ganguly said. “Rishabh will be fine. He and Wriddhiman Saha are our two best hitter-keepers in the country.”
After returning from Australia in the new year, India is expected to play England at home, and there have been questions about India’s readiness to host the series, given the pandemic situation in the country.
“We will have the England series in India. I can assure you that there are no stoppages by England,” Ganguly said, adding that IPL 2021 could also happen in India, and not in UAE: “IPL is a tournament for India, we want that it happens in India. There are still six months left. We will continue evaluating. “
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