There’s zero clarity on the issue of Rohit Sharma’s fitness: Sanjay Manjrekar

Team India is all set to play three ODIs, three T20Is, and four Tests in Australia starting from November 27. The jumbo squad already travelled to Sydney where all the players will be quarantined for a few days of time. One thing that caught the attention of many when the BCCI announced the squads was the exclusion of Rohit Sharma’s name from all three squads. The board gave hamstring injury as the reason for his exclusion.

However, Rohit Sharma came out to bat in Mumbai Indians’ last league game and also did well in the IPL 2020 Final when he scored a match-winning 68-run knock against Delhi Capitals. His knock helped his franchise in winning the record fifth IPL title. BCCI, however, was quick to add Rohit to the Test squad for the Australia tour.

Speaking on the whole controversy, former Indian cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar said that he has no clarity on the whole ‘Rohit Sharma fitness’ issue. He also added that BCCI didn’t give proper information and that helped speculations to rise.

“There’s zero clarity on the issue of Rohit Sharma’s fitness. I am sure there must be a stand of BCCI and similarly that of Rohit. And when people don’t get information then speculation arises. So, I have absolutely no clarity on what’s going on there,” Manjrekar told in a YouTube show ‘Cric Cast with Sawera Pasha’.

Suryakumar Yadav will get his chance soon: Sanjay Manjrekar

Manjrekar also went on to say that the uncapped batsman Suryakumar Yadav will get his chance soon in the Indian team. The Mumbai Indians top-order batsman did exceedingly well in the tournament but failed to make it to any of the squads for the Australia tour. According to former Indian opener, the good days are near for Suryakumar and he’s confident that the player will be called as a replacement for any injured player on the Australia tour.

“When a team is announced for a big tour, like the one of Australia where the Indian team will be there for almost three-four months, we think that is the squad that will be playing. However, as we are talking, slowly and slowly we will get to see that, by the end of the tour, many of the players who are there in India, they would have played in Australia,” he said. 

“I have no doubt that Rohit Sharma will be playing when he gets fit Suryakumar Yadav will also get a chance somewhere on the tour as it often happens that some injuries take place and replacements are called. I think four-five players who have not been selected for the tour due to fitness or some other issues, they will be playing in the upcoming tour,” he added.

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