It's A Big Blow For India– Gautam Gambhir On Rohit Sharma Getting Ruled Out Of South Africa Test Series

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has opined that Rohit Sharma getting ruled out of the Test series against South Africa is a big blow for the Indian cricket team.

Indian white-ball captain and Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the forthcoming 3-match Test series against South Africa due to a serious hamstring injury however according to the reports that injury is not a tear and the opening batsman will be fit and available in three weeks and will be leading the team in the ODI series against South Africa.

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Meanwhile, former cricketer Gambhir speaking to ANI said that Rohit was keen to go to South Africa after his amazing performance on the England tour. Gautam Gambhir added that Rohit was recently appointed as Test vice-captain of the team so it’s a massive blow. He said:

“It’s a big blow for India and the way he batted in England, he would have like to go, South Africa, as he wouldn’t want to miss a Test while being in good form. He was just appointed as a vice-captain so it’s a massive blow.”

Notably, Rohit was appointed as the T20I Captain of India after Virat Kohli decided to step down from his role following the T20 World Cup 2021. The BCCI selectors didn’t want to have two white-ball captains in the team so they gave the ODI and T20I captaincy to Rohit. Also, the 34-year-old was appointed as new Test vice-captain after Ajinkya Rahane’s extremely poor performance with the bat for an extended period of time.

Gautam Gambhir Feels Rohit Sharma Missing Test Series Is A “Great Opportunity For Youngster”

A veteran of 100 first-class games Priyank Panchal who recently led India ‘A’ in the shadow tour to South Africa has replaced the senior batter Rohit in India’s Test squad for the tour.

Meanwhile, World Cup-winning cricketer Gautam Gambhir also believes that Rohit missing out on the Test series has created a great opportunity for youngsters. He said:

“Great opportunity for youngster to pick up this opportunity and make the country proud.”

In Rohit Sharma’s absence, KL Rahul is expected to open the innings with Mayank Agarwal who recently smashed a match-winning century and a half-century in the home Test game against New Zealand.

India’s squad for South Africa Tests: Virat Kohli (Captain), Priyank Panchal, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj.

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