India vs Australia: Ishant Sharma Ruled Out Of Australia Tour, Rohit Sharma's Next Assessment On December 11 | Cricket News
India fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the tour to Australia, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a release on Thursday, November 26. Rohit Sharma, who is recovering from a hamstring injury he sustained during the Indian Premier League (IPL), will be next assessed on December 11. He is rehabilitating at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Rohit’s participation in the Test series will be ascertained after the assessment. T Natarajan, who was part of India’s Twenty20 International squad has been added to the One-day International squad as a back-up for Navdeep Saini, who complained of back spasm.
“Ishant has recovered completely from his side strain injury sustained during IPL 2020 in the U.A.E. While he’s building up his workload in order to achieve Test match fitness, Mr Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,” BCCI said in its statement.
The BCCI release also revealed that Rohit travelled back to India after the conclusion of the IPL in the UAE to be with his ailing father.
“Mr Rohit Sharma had to come back to Mumbai after the IPL to attend his ailing father. His father is now recuperating well and that has allowed him to travel to the NCA and start his rehabilitation,” read the release.
