Mumbai: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma failed to reserve his seat in the five Test England series at home because of the thigh injury. He suffered this setback during the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand. On October 29 at Visakhapatnam, Rohit skidded badly and his right knee hit hard on Vizag ground. As a result, he suffered some bruises to his knee and thigh.
The injury is quite critical and will take at least 6 to 8 weeks as time phase for recover. Moreover, according to chief selector M S K Prasad, Rohit may even undergo a surgery to win back a healthy condition.
“Yes, unfortunately we have all seen on TV that Rohit Sharma is badly injured. And there is scope of surgical intervention, there is a chance (that) he is going to be assessed in England. In case it is required he might have to undergo a surgery,” Prasad gave statement just after the meeting of selection committee, on Wednesday.
“(We are) definitely not (considering) him for the Test series. In case he does not require a surgical intervention, then 6-8 weeks (for recovery) and if it (surgery) is required then it could be more,” Prasad said.
“It was somewhere close to the hip (or) leg. It’s on the upper thigh region (of the right leg),” the chief selector added.
“The thigh muscle tendon has been injured for which he will be assessed by the specialists (in England),” intervened Dr M V Sridhar, BCCI’s general manager, cricket operations.
A proper rest for rapid recovery is needed so Indian selectors gave him rest and selected a few new faces like Hardik Pandya, Karun Nayar and Jayant Yadav. This is the first time these three players have been picked for a Test series.
This is not the first time that the Nagpur-born batsman’s test career is being hurdled because of injury. In 2010, the Mumbaikar was all set for the test match against Australia at Nagpur. However, just half an hour before the toss, he twisted his ankle while playing football with other team members.
All this delayed his debut and after a three year gap he was introduced in Kolkata against West Indies in November 2013.