Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma clears fitness test, set to join Team India in Australia
Mumbai/UNI: Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma has completed his rehabilitation process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and is now clinically fit, the BCCI confirmed on Saturday.
After being declared fit, Rohit Sharma is set to join the rest of the India squad in the Australia for the Test series.
However, the call on his participation in the last two matches of the Test series there will be taken after a reassessment by the squad's medical team.
"He has been rehabilitating and training at NCA since November following a high-grade left hamstring injury suffered during the Indian Premier League (IPL)," BCCI said in a statement.
"The NCA medical Team was satisfied with the physical fitness of Mr Sharma after assessing him on different metrics that tested his skills related to batting, fielding and running between the wickets. Mr Sharma’s physical fitness has been satisfactory, however, he will be required to continue work on his endurance," it added.
Rohit will have to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine on arrival in Australia, which will rule him out of the first two tests in Adelaide and Melbourne.
The board also said that Rohit has been given a detailed programme to follow for the duration of the two weeks he will be quarantined for.
The opener will be reassessed by the Team India medical team post his quarantine to establish his fitness status and a call on his participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be taken accordingly.
India and Australia are set to lock horns in the four-match Test series, beginning December 17 in Adelaide. The first match of the series will be played under lights at the Adelaide Oval.
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