Team India’s common skipper Rohit Sharma could be unavailable for the upcoming second and remaining Test of the two-match sequence against Bangladesh, scheduled to get underway in Dhaka on December 22.
According to a report in Cricbuzz, Rohit, who missed the opening Test in Chattogram because of a thumb harm, is not going to journey to Dhaka for the second Test. In his absence, vice-captain KL Rahul, who led the crew in the first Test, will proceed to guide the vacationers in the second recreation.
According to the report, Rohit, who injured his left thumb whereas fielding in slips throughout the second ODI against Bangladesh on December 7, has not absolutely recovered. Rohit continues to be affected by stiffness and contemplating India’s upcoming initiatives, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the selectors, together with the crew administration, have determined to not take any danger with the Mumbaikar.
The report additional acknowledged that the medical crew has given a inexperienced flag to Rohit concerning batting in the second Test, however there’s a danger concerned whereas fielding as if the skipper harm his thumb once more; it might be a severe one, subsequently, the medical crew and the crew administration determined to proceed giving relaxation to Rohit.
Notably, Team India received the first Test by a large margin of 188 runs, with Shubman Gill smashing his maiden Test hundred whereas senior batter Cheteshwar Pujara additionally returned to kind and hitting his nineteenth ton in the longest format. Rohit’s unavailability might give one other alternative to Shubman, who would possibly’ve missed his place if Rohit had been match regardless of scoring a ton.
The Indian crew travelled to Dhaka from Chattogram on Monday, the place they’re imagined to apply over the subsequent two days earlier than the begin of the remaining Test on Thursday (December 22). The win in the upcoming recreation will additional enhance India’s probabilities of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) remaining.
