Rohit Sharma is not included in any of the three teams for the India tour of Australia due to a hamstring injury. KL Rahul has been named the vice-captain for the tour in the limited-overs format replacing Rohit.
BCCI announced the team for the tour to Australia which included some new names in the lineup. Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj got their test call-ups for the Indian team. Sanju Samson and Varun Chakravarthy were named in the T20 format. Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma however were excluded from the list due to injury concerns. The board confirmed both the players would be monitored by the medical team before the series.
NEWS – Four additional bowlers – Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kartik Tyagi, Ishan Porel and T. Natarajan – will travel with the Indian contingent.
The BCCI Medical Team will continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma. #AUSvIND
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 26, 2020
Rohit suffered a hamstring injury during the incredible double super over game versus Kings XI Punjab. However, he was seen back in the training nets for Mumbai Indians after missing two games in IPL 2020. Kieron Pollard captained the side in absence of Rohit Sharma. It is still not clear if Rohit will feature in the IPL for the remaining games of the tournament.
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Twitter Reactions after Rohit misses out from the Indian team
Fans of Rohit Sharma reacted to the news of the hitman missing out from the Indian team. Some people even questioned on his availability for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.
Here are some of the reactions:
Indian selectors don’t name @ImRo45 in any of the 3 formats for a tour ending mid January (the release says @BCCI medical team will monitor his progress). And the same evening @mipaltan upload pictures of him practising. What’s the catch here?
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) October 26, 2020
Rohit Sharma doesn't have the time to play for his franchise or national team but enough to attend weddings .. Shameful 😏😒
— BabaRomeo🎯Rumdev🚩🥃🚩 (@HeeraTarantino) October 26, 2020
"It's fine if Rohit Sharma misses out for ODI and T20 series, but India needs him as opener in the test series." – Sunil Gavaskar.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 26, 2020
