Indian National Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma has given an extensive update on his fitness ahead of the fourth Test against the Australian National Cricket Team. He said his knee was fine and reported on the team’s practice.
The Indian National Cricket Team is gearing up for the fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 tournament. The game, which will be a Boxing Day Test, will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne and will begin on Thursday (December 26).
Rohit Sharma hit his knee while hitting the net
In the run-up to the game, India practiced quite hard. Not only that, they have also faced an injury scare, the biggest of which is skipper Rohit Sharma, who has dealt with a knock on his knee. The captain was hit while hitting the net and looked on in pain.
Rohit was seen wearing an ice pack around his knee and was continuously looking at it. However, nothing looked serious as the batting looked fine and he himself confirmed that he is fit and will play in the next match of the series.
Knee fine – Rohit Sharma gives fitness update on himself
Rohit also talked about the practice pitches, saying that they have been offered used surfaces but will practice on the new pitch today. He added that they will make their plans accordingly. In his statement to journalists, he explained them as follows:
“The knee is fine. Nothing has changed since I last spoke. We’ve had two sessions, what can change? I think the pitches we’ve been training on are used pitches. Today is the only day we’ll get fresher wickets. Let’s go and see how it goes? train accordingly.”
1-1 is a fair reflection of how both teams played – Rohit Sharma
Rohit also spoke about his team’s performance in the series and said that it was remarkable. He drew attention to the team’s fight in Perth and admitted that they did not play well in Adelaide.
He said the series being tied 1-1 after three matches was a fair reflection of how both teams played. He elaborated:
“Well done. The attitude the boys showed after getting 150 and then 100 Adelaide was lucky for us, we didn’t play well, Brisbane didn’t. After 3 Tests, 1-1 if I look at it, it’s a fair reflection of how both teams played.”
Rohit Sharma would be looking to lead from the front in the final two games of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The skipper was seriously pumped for his poor form as he managed just 19 runs in the two games he played. There have been many calls for his retirement as well and the striker will be looking to silence all his critics with the bat in the next two matches.
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