Xtra Time Web Desk: Ace Indian batsman Rohit Sharma on Thursday started his rehab at the National Cricket Academy. Rohit, who has been rested for the ODI and T20I series against Australia, will be undergoing his rehab at the NCA before travelling Down Under for the test series.
The star batsman from Mumbai had some fitness issues which forced him to miss a few matches during the recently concluded IPL 2020 in UAE. He was dropped for that reason by the selection committee headed by Sunil Joshi after receiving a report from Indian team physio Nitin Patel. He went on to play two IPL games for Mumbai Indians besides the final ignoring the injury.
Though Rohit said he was absolutely fine, the BCCI felt he needed more time to recover from his hamstring injury he had suffered during the IPL, triggering a massive debate over his fitness status.
Rohit’s fitness has become even more crucial since regular skipper Virat Kohli won’t be available after the first Test in Australia as his wife Anushka Sharma is expecting.
On Wednesday, senior pacer Ishant Sharma, who is also doing his injury rehab at the NCA, bowled full tilt under the supervision of chief selector Sunil Joshi and NCA head Rahul Dravid.
Both Ishant and Rohit will fly to Australia together and undergoing a 14-day quarantine before joining the team.