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rohit vs Virat: everything doesn’t seem to

alright in the indian dressing room

Team India captain not happy with the body language of players

Our Bureau After the white-ball leg com-
prising of three ODIs and three
Mumbai/Sydney T20Is, both sides will shift their
he Board of Control for attention to the longest format
Cricket in India (BCCI) of the game. The first Test of the
Ton Thursday clarified the four-match series between In-
reason behind batsman Rohit dia and Australia will be a day-
Sharma not travelling to Aus- night contest, beginning from
tralia with the rest of the squad December 17 in Adelaide.
after the conclusion of the Indi- Kohli would be playing just
an Premier League (IPL). one Test and then he would re-
India and Australia are turn home after being granted
slated to lock horns in three paternity leave by the BCCI. The
ODIs, three T20Is and four Test four-match series will be a part
matches. Rohit was rested for of the World Test Championship
the white-ball leg, but his par- (WTC). Australia is on top of the
ticipation in the Test series is standing while India is at the sec-
not confirmed as he would be Virat Kohli ond position after ICC altered
undergoing a further injury as- the points system for WTC due
sessment on December 11. The to the coronavirus pandemic.
BCCI has clarified that Rohit On Thursday, India was out-
returned to India to attend to played in all departments in the
his ailing father. The board also opening ODI against Australia
clarified that the batsman went at the Sydney Cricket Ground
to National Cricket Academy and skipper Virat Kohli made
(NCA) after ensuring that his no excuses and said the team
father was okay. had enough time to prepare for
“Rohit is presently undergo- the game. “Got enough time to
ing rehabilitation at the NCA. prepare. Don’t think there can
Rohit Sharma’s next assessment be any excuses. Probably the
will be conducted on December first long game we’ve played in a
11th following which the BCCI while, been playing T20 cricket.
will have clarity on his partic- Probably that’s something that
ipation in the upcoming Bor- can have an effect,” he said at
der-Gavaskar Trophy in Austra- the end of the game. The Indian
lia. Rohit Sharma had to come rohit sharma fielding left a lot to be desired
back to Mumbai after the IPL and that came as a surprise be-
to attend to his ailing father. selection meeting in Dubai, the reason behind him not fly- cause India has in recent times
His father is now recuperating we got a mail two days before ing to Australia,” Kohli had said done well on the field. Kohli
well and that has allowed him to which said that Rohit is unavail- during the virtual press confer- said the team body language was
travel to the NCA and start his able for selection because of the ence on Thursday. not great after the first 25 overs.
rehabilitation,” the BCCI stated injury he picked up during the “After that, the only informa- “(Team) Body language
in its official release. IPL. It mentioned a two-week tion we have received on mail is wasn’t great after around 25
On Thursday, India skipper rest and rehab period, and it that he is at NCA and he will be overs. If you don’t take your
Virat Kohli had shed light re- said that the pros and cons of further assessed on December chances against a top-quality
garding the whole injury man- the injury were explained to Ro- 11. So, from the time the selec- opposition, they’ll make you
agement issue involving Rohit hit and he understood that. It tion meeting happened and the pay,” he pointed.
Sharma. The Indian skipper was the information we got by IPL ended and now when this The Indian team also looked
clarified that before the first se- mail but after that, he played in mail came about his assessment, like it missed an extra bowler
lection meeting for the Austra- the IPL. We all thought that he there has been lack of clarity, and Kohli said Hardik Pandya
lia tour, Rohit was advised two would be on the flight to Austra- we have been playing the wait- is not fit enough to bowl. Kohli
weeks of rest. lia which he wasn’t and we had ing game on this issue and this is though backed his boys to con-
“Well, before we had the no information whatsoever on not ideal at all,” he added. tinue playing aggressively.

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