The veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma says he has fully recovered from the calf injury that forced him to leave the tour of New Zealand midway earlier this year but due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the fitness test has been continuously delayed. He had to return home after sustaining the injury during the T20 series against the Black Caps on February 2.
Talking about the same during a Facebook live session with LaLiga, Rohit said, “Before the lockdown happened, I was almost ready to play. That whole week was going to be my fitness test but that’s when the lockdown happened and I had to push back everything now. Once everything opens up, I have to first go to the center (NCA) and give my fitness test and once I pass the fitness test, I will be allowed to go and resume my duties with the team.”
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Pacer Shardul Thakur on Saturday became the first India cricketer to resume outdoor training after a two-month coronavirus-forced break. Talking about the same, Rohit said he is missing hanging out with his team-mates and is looking forward to training with them when things get back to normal.
The Indian opener explained, “Yes, I miss my teammates, hanging around with them and having banter with them. Although as friends we are trying to stay in touch through the video calls to see what’s one been up to, things like that and we manage that pretty well. So the first thing I want to do is to catch up with all these guys and try to hit some balls as soon as I can.”
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The 33-year-old opener, who resides in Mumbai, said during this coronavirus-forced lockdown, he focussed on his diet and also managed to do some running.
Rohit said, “I have been very good with my diet because it is so easy to put on weight when you are not doing anything. Although we have got a little gym over here, little running area, where you can do some running, it’s about 50-100 meters, you can go (and run).”
