Rohit Sharma passes fitness test, likely to fly to Australia via a charter flight on 13th Dec

December 11, 2020

Rohit Sharma’s fitness test Live Updates: Indian Opener Rohit Sharma has been declared fit by the physios at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) following his hamstring injury during the Indian Premier League.

According to the information coming in from the BCCI, Sharma will now take a charter flight from Mumbai to Sydney on December 13. He is likely to be available for selection for the last two Tests of the four-match series.

The batsman had reached the NCA in Bengaluru on November 19 and was set to undergo a fitness test on Friday. Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments said the batsman is fit for the rigours of international cricket. “He has passed the fitness test and the future course of action will be decided by the BCCI and the selection committee,” the source said.

Will now Rohit Sharma travel to Australia ?

As the player has now passed the fitness test, BCCI and selectors will take final decision on Rohit’s trip to Australia.

Though BCCI is yet to officially declare Rohit’s fitness test report but according to the sources as now he has cleared his test, the board is arranging a charter flight for Rohit.

Rohit will take a charter flight from Mumbai to Sydney on December 13. He is likely to be available for selection for the last two Tests of the four-match series. BCCI is also in constant dialoge with Cricket Australia for some relaxation in the quarantine norms.

“BCCI is in constant dialogue with Cricket Australia. We have requested to them for relaxation of quarantine norms for Rohit. We want him to be available for the team as soon as possible. But first he has to clear the fitness test tomorrow’, said the BCCI official.

According to the sources, realistically even if Rohit gets all relaxation from Cricket Australia – he will only be available to India team next year i.e from the 3rd Test match starting on 7th January in Sydney.

India tour of Australia : Rohit’s ‘injury episode’ hasn’t gone down well with Virat Kohli

The BCCI had informed of the decision to add Rohit to the squad for the Test series against Australia after initially excluding him from the tour due to the hamstring injury.
“The BCCI Medical Team has been monitoring Rohit Sharma’s fitness and has briefed All-India Senior Selection Committee on the same. In consultation with Sharma, it has been decided to rest him for the ODIs and T20Is in Australia to regain full fitness and he has been included in India’s Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,” the BCCI said in a release on November 9.

While the Indian players who were part of the IPL final on November 10 moved into the bubble for the national team that very night in Dubai, Rohit had flown back to India and later headed to the NCA to complete his rehabilitation.

Speaking to the media on November 26, India skipper Virat Kohli had said the confusion over Rohit’s injury status is something that should have been avoided and there should have been clarity on the whole matter.

“Well, before we had the selection meeting in Dubai, we got a mail two days before which said that Rohit is unavailable for selection because of the injury he picked up during the IPL. It mentioned a two-week rest and rehab period, and it said that the pros and cons of the injury were explained to Rohit and he understood that.

“It was the information we got by mail but after that, he played in the IPL. We all thought that he would be on the flight to Australia which he wasn’t and we had no information whatsoever on the reason behind him not flying to Australia,” Kohli had said.

“After that, the only information we have received on mail is that he is at NCA and he will be further assessed on December 11. So from the time the selection meeting happened and the IPL ended and now when this mail came about his assessment, there has been lack of clarity, we have been playing the waiting game on this issue and this is not ideal at all,” he added.

Rohit Sharma at NCA: Indian opener also on course to be lean and fit for 2021

Rohit is presently undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA and is all geared up to get fit and lean for the new season.

Last Sunday, Rohit took to Instagram to post his pictures in which he is looking slimmer than before.