Over the past few days, the Indian opener, Rohit Sharma has become the talk of the town owing to his unavailability for the Australian tour. A controversy had erupted regarding his participation in the tour after Indian skipper Virat Kohli had expressed that there has been a lot of miscommunication regarding Rohit’s injury management from the side of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Talking about the same during a virtual press conference ahead of the first ODI against Australia, India’s captain had revealed that he has no idea why Rohit didn’t travel with the team to Sydney and instead went to National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for rehabilitation. However, the BCCI has finally cleared the confusion and reckoned that Rohit will be traveling to Australia to be a part of the Test series.

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During a conference call, a BCCI official revealed that everyone has been made aware of the present condition of Rohit Sharma. Speaking about Rohit’s travel to India after IPL, the official elaborated that the batter’s father had tested positive for coronavirus, thus, Rohit had to go to see him. He also clarified that BCCI is planning on how to send Rohit for the highly-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy on time.

As per the quotes in Mumbai Mirror, a BCCI official said, “Everyone was part of a conference call and things have been clarified. Rohit will go to Australia and his travel plans are being made. His father had Covid and he is also a heart patient. Not everyone was aware of the problem. These are personal issues.”

While pacer Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the Test series, Rohit os reported to e accessed on December 11 by NCA and then only there will be some clarity on his fitness update. Also, Rohit’s father is now in better condition and thus the opener has been going through his rehab in NCA. 

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In a press release regarding the same, the BCCI said, “He is presently undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA. Mr Rohit Sharma’s next assessment will be conducted on December 11th following which the BCCI will have clarity on his participation in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Mr Rohit Sharma had to come back to Mumbai after the IPL to attend his ailing father.”