“I thought if I put myself to work on my body for 25 days, I could probably go play the test matches.”
Rohit Sharma cleared the air about the controversy that arose over his non-inclusion in the three Indian teams for the upcoming Australian tour and said he was in constant communication with the BCCI.
“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 told PTI. “So for me, it was not a concern what they were talking about x, yoz, as if it would arrive in Australia.
The Mumbai Indians captain suffered a hamstring injury and missed some games of his franchise in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new selection panel, headed by Sunil Joshi, announced the teams for the Australian series on October 26 and one of the names missing from all three teams was Rohit Sharma. The Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) did not specify the exact reason for Rohit’s omission, only mentioning that the Mumbai batsman would be constantly monitored by BCCI’s medical panel.
Surprisingly, the Mumbai Indians released a video on social media showing Rohit practicing, hours after being left out of the team bound for Australia, prompting experts like Sunil Gavaskar to ask the board to be transparent. regarding player injuries. Rohit was later included in the test team once news broke that India’s captain Virat Kohli would be leaving Australia after the first test in Adelaide on paternity leave.
Rohit, however, cleared up misconceptions about the injury and subsequent confusion about the Australian series. “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,” Rohit said.
The 33-year-old returned to the latter phase of the Mumbai Indians league campaign and later hit a 68 of 50 balls in the final against Delhi Capitals, helping his franchise lift the coveted trophy for the fifth time. record.
Neither the franchise nor the Indian board of directors specified the extent of his injury, but Rohit said he was not disturbed by all the conversations, concentrating only on healing his “hamstring injury.” The star batsman is currently recovering at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and is expected to join his teammates in Australia ahead of the first test in Adelaide on December 17.
“Once the injury happened, the next two days all I did was figure out what I can do in the next 10 days. Will I be able to play or not? Unless you fall to the ground, you don’t know how the body is taking shape, ”he added.
While Rohit managed his injury, it came as a surprise to many when he actually came back, just before the IPL playoffs, a move that resulted in adding fuel to the fire. The batter, however, remained nonchalant saying that he was working on a plan the entire time. “I told them (the Mumbai Indians) that I can go out on the field as it is the shorter format and that I will be able to handle the situation quite well. Once I cleared my mind, it was all about focusing on what I had to do, ” he said.
However, Rohit confirmed that while he was feeling much better, he was still not 100% fit, which meant he couldn’t risk being part of the white ball series in Australia. “Of course there is still some work that needs to be done on my hamstring. That’s why I didn’t go to Australia for the white ball leg, as there are back-to-back games. About 6 games in 11 days,” he said , about the upcoming ODI and Twenty20 series.
“So I thought if I put myself to work on my body for 25 days, I could probably go play the test matches. So it was an easy decision for me and I don’t know why it became so complicated for others,” he said. . said.
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