Rohit, Ishant were not scheduled to fly to Australia; misinformation being spread: BCCI
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Reacting to the controversy that Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma will not be joining the Indian team in Australia for the Test matches, the BCCI has clarified saying: “Rohit and Ishant were anyways not part of the squad. An 18-member team was announced for the four Tests. Now that Virat (Kohli) is returning, we’re hoping Shreyas Iyer will stay back for the series”.
TOI understands that Rohit’s fitness assessment has been scheduled for December 11, following which it will be decided if he is fit to play a Test match.
But the problem is that there’s a 14-day mandatory state quarantine in Australia. Even if he is allowed to travel on the 12th, how will he fly? There are no commercial flights. And even if he manages to fly, he has to undergo the two-week solitary quarantine. When will he be available, subject to fitness,” say those tracking developments. “We all knew he was never going to fly.”
