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New Delhi: India’s Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma was on Monday ruled out of the entire three-Test series against South Africa as his old left hamstring injury resurfaced during the team’s net session in Mumbai, where he also suffered a hand injury. were hurt.
India A captain Priyank Panchal will replace Rohit as the opener in the Test series.
“Team India Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma suffered a left hamstring injury during his training session in Mumbai yesterday. He has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match Test series against South Africa. Priyank Panchal will replace Rohit Sharma in the Test squad,” BCCI said in a press release.
The board has not announced a stand-in vice-captain but it is expected that KL Rahul is the front-runner to be Virat Kohli’s deputy during Tests.
Other contenders could be Rishabh Pant and Ravichandran Ashwin, given that Ajinkya Rahane has been dropped from the role and his place in the eleven hasn’t been confirmed. The Tests will conclude on January 15, followed by three ODIs, which are set to begin in Paarl on January 19.
34-year-old Rohit also hit his hands at the Mumbai nets while taking a throwdown from Raghavendra aka Raghu.
He said, ‘Yes, Rohit had a hand injury but even after that he batted. So we can assume that the hand injury is not serious. But after that, it seemed like the chronic hamstring problem had resurfaced and it might take some time for him to be fully fit and available.
“They are trying to sort it out. Hamstring injuries usually take four weeks which can effectively rule them out of the Test series,” a senior BCCI source told PTI on Monday.
Nothing is clear about Rohit’s injury at the moment. It is not known whether this is a strain that is a less serious injury or a tear, which would have to be classified.
A source close to the cricketer told PTI, “There are some issues but the medical team is trying to sort it out.”
The BCCI is yet to share the details of his scan report which will reveal the degree of injury.
“Any hamstring injury, even the lowest grade, takes a month to heal with rehabilitation sessions. In Tests we have Mayank Agarwal ready for the opening with KL Rahul who could potentially be the vice-captain.
“And now we also have Priyank Panchal as cover. We hope he is fit and ready for the ODI series.
It is learned that Panchal informed this evening at the team hotel.
“Panchal has been asked to report at the Mumbai team hotel tonight. He is there as a cover for Rohit. Also, because he recently played and scored runs in South Africa, he was asked to join,” said an official associated with the India A team.
Panchal is no greenhorn as he has 100 first-class matches with 7011 runs, including 24 centuries.
He has been part of a very successful Gujarat team that won the Ranji Trophy under Parthiv Patel and was the captain of India A.
He was fighting for the reserve opener’s slot along with Abhimanyu Easwaran, but overtook the Bengal player as the latter batted at No. 3 in the A series. India’s Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma could be ruled out of the entire three-Test series against South Africa after his old hamstring injury resurfaced during the team’s net session in Mumbai, where he also had a hand injury. were hurt.
A BCCI official said that Priyank Panchal, who recently scored 96 runs in the A Test against South Africa A, has been called as cover for the series starting December 26 at Centurion.
34-year-old Rohit also hit his hands at the Mumbai nets while taking a throwdown from Raghavendra aka Raghu.
He said, ‘Yes, Rohit had a hand injury but even after that he batted. So we can assume that the hand injury is not serious. But after that, it seemed like the chronic hamstring problem had resurfaced and it might take some time for him to be fully fit and available.
“They are trying to sort it out. Hamstring injuries usually take four weeks which can effectively rule them out of the Test series,” a senior BCCI source told PTI on Monday.
Nothing is clear about Rohit’s injury at the moment. It is not known whether this is a strain that is a less serious injury or a tear, which would have to be classified.
A source close to the cricketer told PTI, “There are some issues but the medical team is trying to sort it out.”
The BCCI is yet to share the details of his scan report which will reveal the degree of injury.
“Any hamstring injury, even the lowest grade, takes a month to heal with rehabilitation sessions. In Tests we have Mayank Agarwal ready for the opening with KL Rahul who could potentially be the vice-captain.
“And now we also have Priyank Panchal as cover. We hope he is fit and ready for the ODI series.
It is learned that Panchal informed this evening at the team hotel.
“Panchal has been asked to report at the Mumbai team hotel tonight. He is there as a cover for Rohit. Also, because he recently played and scored runs in South Africa, he was asked to join,” said an official associated with the India A team.
Panchal is no greenhorn as he has 100 first-class matches with 7011 runs, including 24 centuries.
He has been part of a very successful Gujarat team that won the Ranji Trophy under Parthiv Patel and was the captain of India A.
He was fighting for the reserve opener’s slot along with Abhimanyu Easwaran, but overtook the Bengal player as the latter batted at No. 3 in the A series.
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