Rohit Sharma joins Team India in Melbourne

Star batsman Rohit Sharma on Wednesday joined the Indian group right here after finishing his two-week quarantine in Sydney, bolstering the vacationers who’re on a excessive after scripting an unbelievable comeback within the ongoing four-match Test collection towards Australia.
Days after recording their lowest Test whole of 36 within the series-opener in Adelaide, the Indian group staged a outstanding turnaround to humble Australia by eights wickets and stage the rubber on the MCG.
Rohit’s inclusion will strengthen the group that was going via one in every of its worst phases final week.
“So how was your quarantine, my friend,” chief coach Ravi Shastri was heard asking Rohit in a video posted by BCCI.
The batsman was heard saying he’s feeling youthful.
Rohit exchanged greetings with the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj and batting coach Vikram Rathour.

Look who’s joined the squad in Melbourne 😀
A heat welcome for @ImRo45 as he joins the group 🤗#TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/uw49uPkDvR
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 30, 2020
Shastri stated the medical group will take a look at how the participant is bodily after finishing his quarantine earlier than a name is taken on his inclusion within the taking part in XI for the third Test towards Australia in Sydney.
The third Test is scheduled to be performed from January 7.
“We will have a chat with him to see where he is placed physically because he has been in quarantine for the last couple of weeks. We’ll also see how he feels before we take the call,” Shastri had stated within the post-match press convention after India’s win on Tuesday.
On December 11, the BCCI had introduced that the opener cleared the eagerly-watched health take a look at on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, paving the way in which for his departure for Australia forward of the four-Test collection.
Rohit had sustained a hamstring damage through the IPL, which led to him lacking the white-ball leg and the primary two Tests of the continuing tour.
It stays to be seen who makes manner for Rohit from the facet that trounced Australia within the second Test.
Batting nice Sunil Gavaskar has backed the swashbuckling Mumbaikar to open the batting with the younger Shubman Gill in Sydney.