Rohit Gurunath Sharma has finally passed the fitness test at the NCA (National Cricket Academy, Bengaluru). He is said to have been issued a fitness certificate under the watchful and dependable eyes of Rahul Dravid. His fitness was subject to much speculation and people were wondering whether the star batsman will make the cut to the test squad. A senior BCCI official who did not wish to be named told PTI that, ”Rohit has cleared the fitness Test and will soon be flying out to Australia”. It is expected that the Mumbai Indians Captain Rohit Sharma will be travelling to Dubai via a private charter on 13th December and from there will be heading straight to Sydney. Sharma has to undergo a mandatory strict 14-day quarantine once he lands in Australia post which he can resume training for the last 2 tests in Sydney(Jan 7-11) and Brisbane (Jan 15-19)
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What is the confusion surrounding Rohit Sharma’s fitness?
There has been plenty of fiasco surrounding Rohit Sharma’s fitness. The star batsman suffered from a hamstring injury while playing for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2020 in UAE. Even though he missed 4 games in the IPL which made the selectors overlook him for the limited-overs leg of the Australian tour. His absence from the test squad did raise some eyebrows. As Sharma eventually played the playoff games for Mumbai Indians. There were contrasting views, opinions, and evidence about his fitness.
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What angered captain Virat Kohli? Did they make peace later?
While Wriddhiman Saha travelled along with the Indian team and recovered from his injury training with his India teammates. Sharma was conspicuous by his absence and that didn’t go down well with Indian Captain Virat Kohli too. He openly expressed dismay that there were no updates shared about Rohit Sharma’s injury. It is believed that the BCCI top brass quickly put in a conference call that involved all the major parties concerned to clear out the mess. The likes of Head Coach Ravi Shastri, Chief Selector Sunil Joshi, Captain Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma all attended the call. It was then understood that Rohit Sharma’s fitness would be assessed on 11th December post which a call on his participation in the tests will be taken by the BCCI.
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What this tour mean to Rohit Sharma, the test batsman?
Rohit Sharma’s presence does bolster the test batting line-up as Sharma just recently started tasting success as a Test opener. His overall test numbers do look quite good as he has amassed 2141 runs in 32 test matches averaging an impressive 46.5. He has scored 6 centuries in that process. But the bulk of his test runs have been notched up at home. He has a mind-boggling average of 88.33 in 14 home tests while his away returns are pretty meagre. He averages a paltry 26.32 in 18 away tests. This is one statistic that Rohit Sharma will look to improve once he lands down under and takes on the Aussies in the last 2 tests.
