Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma (Credits: Twitter)

Rohit Sharma, on Tuesday, ended all the speculations as he finally left for Australia in the early hours for the upcoming four-match Test series. The opening batsman was at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for his rehab due to the hamstring injury he had sustained in IPL 2020.

While the initial thought was that Rohit would travel to Australia with the rest of the squad and continue working on his hamstring with the Indian physios, he headed home to be with his ailing father. After that, he left for the NCA where he worked on his fitness.

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma (Credits: BCCI)

Consequently, he missed the limited-overs series in Australia but has recovered in time for the Test series. But he will still miss the first two Tests of the series. Rohit Sharma recently passed the fitness test at the NCA and got the green light to leave for Australia.

ANI quoted the sources in the know of developments as saying that India’s limited-overs deputy left for Australia via Dubai and is set to keep working on his fitness during his quarantine period.

“He left in the early hours today and is headed to Australia via Dubai,” the source said.

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The physios at the NCA gave him a clean chit on Friday last week and the BCCI sent out an official release on Saturday saying that while he is ‘clinically fit’ to head to Australia, he will continue to work on his endurance during his quarantine period there.

“Team India batsman Rohit Sharma has completed his rehabilitation process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and is now clinically fit. He has been rehabilitating and training at NCA since 19th November following a high-grade left hamstring injury suffered during the Indian Premier League (IPL).

“The NCA medical Team was satisfied with the physical fitness of Sharma after assessing him on different metrics that tested his skills related to batting, fielding, and running between the wickets. Sharma’s physical fitness has been satisfactory, however, he will be required to continue work on his endurance.

“He has been given a detailed programme to follow for the duration of the two weeks he will be quarantined for. He will be reassessed by the Team India medical team post his quarantine to establish his fitness status and a call on his participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be taken accordingly,” the BCCI release said.

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma. Credit: BCCI

The four-match Test series is scheduled to get underway on December 17 at the Adelaide Oval while the second Test will be the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rohit Sharma is likely to be ready for the third Test which is scheduled to start on January 7 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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