The BCCI on Saturday declared senior batsman Rohit Sharma “clinically fit” to join the Indian team in Australia but said a call on his participation in the last two matches of the Test series there will be taken after a reassessment by the squad’s medical team.
“He has been given a detailed programme to follow for the duration of the two weeks he will be quarantined for. He will be reassessed by the Team India medical team post his quarantine to establish his fitness status and a call on his participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be taken accordingly,” the BCCI said in a statement.
Rohit on Friday cleared an eagerly-watched fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and will leave for Australia on December 14, three days before the start of the marquee Test series.
“... Rohit Sharma has completed his rehabilitation process at the NCA in Bengaluru and is now clinically fit,” the statement said.
The BCCI said the NCA medical team is satisfied with Rohit’s fitness but added that he will need to work on his endurance. “The NCA medical Team was satisfied with the physical fitness of Mr Sharma after assessing him on different metrics, however, he will be required to continue work on his endurance,” the BCCI said.