In recent times, there have a lot of discussions regarding the injury of the Indian stalwart, Rohit Sharma ever since he had been excluded from the Indian squads for the Australia tour. Due to Rohit’s injury, KL Rahul was declared as the vice-captain of the ODI and T20 series.

Several fans and former cricketers had argued that the BCCI could’ve dealth with the situation way better, with various contradictory statements regarding Sharma’s injury emerging from the BCCI and the Mumbai Indians camp.

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Eventually, the matter over his fitness was settled after Rohit Sharma came out for the toss for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the last group stage match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Tuesday. Former Indian skipper, Sunil Gavaskar reckons that it is time to put the controversy behind and what matters the most right now is that Rohit can play for India in Australia.

During a recent chat on Sports Tak, Gavaskar was heard saying, “Whatever has transpired earlier with regards to his Rohit’s injury, keeping that aside, I would say that this is great news for Indian cricket that Rohit Sharma is fit.”

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However Gavaskar also added that the concern shown by the BCCI was a valid one. The batting legend explained, “Look, the concern shown by everyone collectively that there could be a rupture if he hurries his return to cricket is a valid one. Sometimes with a muscle injury you are not sure when it can recur. So, it is understandable to take time in such matters. But Rohit looks fit and confident and that is what matters now.”

Sunil Gavaskar explained that despite the fact that Sharma as played the team for MI, he will still have to go through of the fitness test of BCCI in order to confirm his complete fitness.