As Indian players continue to play non-stop cricket, one of the biggest topics of debate in the cricketing spectrum has been the injury case of Rohit Sharma. India’s limited-overs vice-captain, Rohit didn’t fly with the Indian team to Australia as he returned to Mumbai to be with his father – who had contracted Covid-19. Rohit also wasn’t 100 percent fit having suffered a hamstring injury in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. From Mumbai , he went to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for recovery.
As reported by the Times of India, Rohit is also working on getting leaner at the NCA to avoid niggles in the future.
“Unless the physio gives a clean chit, a player can’t undergo a high-intensity fitness test. But if he is undergoing rehab on an injury in his lower body, he can work on his upper body’s conditioning and shed weight. A lighter upper body will ensure he doesn’t put much strain on the dodgy hamstring,” a BCCI source told TOI.
Rohit had earlier posted an image on Instagram where he was looking much fitter than what we saw of him in IPL 2020.
After missing a few matches for Mumbai Indians due to the hamstring injury, Rohit returned to lead the side and also guided the team to its record fifth title.
The source went on to add that Rohit wants to get in proper shape considering the Indian team is set to play non-stop cricket in 2021.
“Rohit doesn’t want to take any chance this time. He is very conscious about the fitness standards. He has been plagued by injuries in the last year. Then the lockdown happened before he got on with his IPL duties. He has been on the road for two years too. That didn’t really give him much of a chance to work on his fitness. Now, he wants to ensure he is in perfect shape and his body is ready to endure the rigours of non-stop cricket next year,” the source added.
