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Virat Kohli didn’t cover his disapproval at the Rohit Sharma’s damage saga, saying that “confusion and lack of clarity” has led to the Indian crew playing a “waiting game” on his availability for the collection in Australia.
Kohli was forthright in stating that Rohit and Ishant Sharma ought to have travelled with the Indian crew to Australia after IPL, like Wriddhiman Saha did and continued their rehab with the crew. Currently, Rohit is nursing a hamstring damage and Ishant Sharma has an stomach tear. They are finishing their rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Even in the event that they fly to Australia ultimately they should bear a 14-day quarantine.
Despite his hamstring damage throughout the IPL, the selectors retained Saha in the Test squad after they obtained the nod from the BCCI medical crew. There was no such clarity in case of Rohit although.
“Before the selection meeting in Dubai, we got a mail stating that he is unavailable and that he has picked up an injury during the IPL. It said that the pros and cons of the injury were explained to him and he understood and he was unavailable,” Kohli added,
“After that he played in the IPL and we all thought he would be on that flight to Australia and we had no information on why he is not travelling with us. There has been no information, there has been a lack of clarity. We have been playing the waiting game,” Kohli stated in a digital press convention on the eve of Team India’s 3-match ODI collection opener in opposition to Australia in Sydney.
Kohli in contrast the Rohit state of affairs with Saha. “Saha had an injury during IPL and has been doing his rehab with the team. We are aware of his progress and he is on the right path to make sure he is fit and available in time to play the Test series; same would have been the case with Rohit and Ishant. It would have given them a chance to get themselves fit and be available before the start of the Test series,” Kohli stated.
🗣️ “It’s a great opportunity for the youngsters to understand how they can take their game to the next level.”
Virat Kohli believes the #AUSvIND collection is a platform for younger members in his squad to make a mark!
Which younger 🇮🇳 participant are you most eager on watching? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/nNeVTPbMNh
— ICC (@ICC) November 27, 2020
Rohit had picked up an damage on October 18. Consequently, Rohit was not chosen for any of the squads for the Australia tour. Curiously, after BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly had cautioned Rohit in opposition to focusing on the quick time period at the expense of his profession, he walked out for toss in a seemingly inconsequential league encounter.
As issues stand, the NCA has knowledgeable the crew administration in Australia that Rohit’s situation could be assessed on December 11. Kohli is clearly not impressed. “And after that the only other information officially we have received on mail is that he is in the NCA and he’s been assessed and he’ll be further assessed on December 11. So from the time that the selection meeting happened to the IPL finishing now, when this email came about his assessment at the NCA, there has been no information,” he defined.
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