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[caption id="attachment_26299" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Rohit Sharma to miss the test series against England. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Star batsman Rohit Sharma’s availability for the entire test series against England at home looks to be under cloud cover. Rohit was ruled out by the selection committee headed by MSK Prasad on Wednesday for the forthcoming tests series against Alistair Cook’s side. The Mumbai batsman injured his thigh during the fifth ODI in the recently concluded series against New Zealand at home. He might require at least 6-8 weeks rest to recover and may even need surgery after assessment, according to chief selector M S K Prasad.

"Yes, unfortunately we have all seen on TV that Rohit Sharma is badly injured. And there is scope of surgical intervention, there is a chance (that) he is going to be assessed in England. In case it is required he might have to undergo a surgery," Prasad told a media conference after the selection committee meeting today to pick the Test squad.

"(We are) definitely not (considering) him for the Test series. In case he does not require a surgical intervention, then 6-8 weeks (for recovery) and if it (surgery) is required then it could be more," Prasad said.

"It was somewhere close to the hip (or) leg. It's on the upper thigh region (of the right leg)," the chief selector added.

"The thigh muscle tendon has been injured for which he will be assessed by the specialists (in England)," intervened Dr M V Sridhar, BCCI's general manager, cricket operations.

Injuries have upset Sharma's Test career in the past too. In 2010, the Mumbaikar was all set to make his Test debut against Australia at Nagpur when he twisted his ankle while playing football with other team members just half an hour before the toss. Wriddhiman Saha made his Test debut as a pure batsman.

He missed the distinction and had to wait for three years before making his Test debut at Kolkata against West Indies in November 2013.