The confusion regarding the injury of the veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma, and his availability for the Test series against Australia have only worsened with time. After the first ODI, in which the Indian team lost, fans hoped that Virat Kohli will clarify Rohit’s Situation. But he increased the complexity of the situation further.
Ahead of the first ODI, Virat said, “Before we had the selection meeting in Dubai, we had got an email two days before that, which said that he is unavailable for selection as he has picked an injury during the IPL. The pros and cons and the implications of the injury have been explained to him and he understood that. After that he played in the IPL, so we all thought he would be on that flight to Australia, which he was not.”
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This clearly points out that the Indian skipper had no clue regarding why was Rohit Sharma not playing in the ODI series. The callousness that BCCI showed in their communication with Mumbai Indians regarding Sharma’s injury for the selection is being highly criticized.
However, it now seems like BCCI is trying to rectify its mistakes. A recent report of Mumbai Mirror suggests that the board had organized a video conference with Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri in Australia following the Indian skipper’s comment on Rohit Sharma.
Even if Rohit Sharma is match fit, the logistical issue will still remain as there isn’t any flight from India to Australia before 31st November due to Covid-19 protocols. The third ODI between India and Australia is on 2nd December. So, if BCCI is able to do the paperwork on time, Rohit can be expected to arrive in Australia ahead of the T20-I series.
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Even then, the Covid-19 test and other tests would take some time. He will have to serve out the mandatory 14-day quarantine unless Sourav Ganguly successfully manages to negotiate a reduced quarantine time for Sharma with Cricket Australia. Timing will be an important factor if Rohit has to play in the match.
