Rohit Sharma is Reportedly To Miss The First T20I Against England
Rohit Sharma (Image Source: Twitter)
India dealt with a huge blow when their regular skipper, Rohit Sharma tested Covid-19 positive before the start of the fifth rescheduled Test match. Therefore, he went under the mandatory isolation period as Jasprit Bumrah was appointed as the captain of the side.
However, on day three of the match, good news came that Rohit Sharma has overcome the Covid scare and he is set to join the team for the limited-overs series. He was even seen in the nets, batting against Ravichandran Ashwin. The Indian Cricket Board also shared a video of his net session on their official Twitter account. But, as of now, Rohit Sharma is set to miss the first T20I on 7 July 2022 as per reports.
Rohit Sharma’s fitness and participation will be decided before the first T20I
Reports are suggesting that Rohit may find it tough to play a 4-hour highly intense T20I match. Hence, he might be dropped for the first match. Even, he needs to undergo mandatory cardiovascular tests which will decide Rohit’s fitness and participation in the first match of this T20I series.
Speaking about it, an official from the Indian Cricket Board said that he needs some time to recover fully. “See he had suffered from a bout of COVID. He needs time to recover. He has started training but will he play 1st match or not, it depends on his fitness. Coach and Rohit himself will take a call on the same. We are hopeful he should be ready.” he said.
After missing the Test match, Rohit Sharma was named as the captain for the upcoming T20I and ODI series against England in July. However, India picked up two different squads for three T20Is while a specific squad was chosen for all three ODIs.
Full India Squad:
1st T20I: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaekwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
2nd and 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik
Three ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, J Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
