Rohit Sharma to leave UAE for Mumbai; The BCCI will have to meet its condition to play in Australia
After playing the captaincy role in the final of the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday i.e. November 10, Rohit Sharma is now ready to focus on the Test series against Australia from December 17. However, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma will have to return to Mumbai to play a Test series in Australia and complete the rehab according to the rules of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Please tell that after IPL, Team India will not return to India and fly directly to Sydney from Dubai. Team India has to play a series of three ODIs, three T20s and four Test matches in Australia. Rohit Sharma has also been included in Team India for the Test series. Since Rohit Sharma was injured during the IPL. Since he suffered a hamstring problem, he would have to complete his rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore. Only then will he be able to leave for the Australia tour. As per BCCI rules, contracted Indian players suffering from injury have to complete their rehab in the NCA.
Sources privy to the development told ANI that he would return to India along with other members of Mumbai Indians (MI). He will then complete his rehab at the NCA. He will probably go to NCA after Diwali to complete his rehab.
“He will come to Mumbai with the team and then go to NCA as this is the rule for BCCI contracted players recovering from injury,” the source said. You can expect them to celebrate Diwali at home and then to Bengaluru. He is an integral part of the Test team. “The Test team and their responsibility will be more important as Virat Kohli will return home after the first Test,” the source said.
The first Test on the tour of Australia is to be played at the Adelaide Oval in the floodlight from 17 to 21 December. The second is the Boxing Day Test, which will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 26 to 30 December. The third Test will be held at Sydney Cricket Ground from 7 to 11 January and the final Test at Gaba from 15 to 19 January.
The players who have been selected for the Australia tour have moved to the bio-bubble prepared by the BCCI in the UAE after the IPL and are practicing with the rest of the Indian players. Stars like test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari had already reached UAE. Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Kuldeep Yadav’s journey in the IPL was over soon. After that, he too moved into Team India’s bio bubble. Team India will fly from Sydney to Sydney in a day or two.