Bengaluru: India batsman Rohit Sharma and his fitness made the headlines over the last few weeks. While all the Indian players continue to play non-stop cricket Rohit was left out of Australia tour because of his hamstring injury. The Mumbai Indians skipper suffered a hamstring injury during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 against Kings XI Punjab in the UAE.
Now he is likely to feature in the last two Tests. As per a BCCI source, the 33-year old is not only concentrating on healing himself but also working on having a leaner body. According to a report in TOI, Rohit’s hamstring is doing pretty fine, but he needs to have enough strength and fitness to sustain the rigours of Test cricket. The process currently is more about him getting back in good shape.
“Physio gives a clean chit, a player can’t undergo a high-intensity fitness test. But if he is undergoing rehab on an injury in his lower body, he can work on his upper body’s conditioning and shed weight. A lighter upper body will ensure he doesn’t put much strain on the dodgy hamstring,” a BCCI source told TOI.
“Rohit doesn’t want to take any chance this time. He is very conscious of fitness standards. He has been plagued by injuries in the last year. Then the lockdown happened before he got on with his IPL duties. He has been on the road for two years too. That didn’t really give him much of a chance to work on his fitness. Now, he wants to ensure he is in perfect shape and his body is ready to endure the rigours of non-stop cricket next year,” the source added.
According to reports, Rohit is likely to feature in the last 2 Tests of the 4-match series in Australia as the India opener is in line to clear the fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru on December 11.
