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India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma gets warm welcome as he joins squad in Melbourne
Rohit Sharma has finally joined Team India in Melbourne should be part of India's Test squad for the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Updated : Dec 30, 2020, 05:15 PM IST | Edited by : Karen Noronha
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After recovering from his hamstring injury, India's 'Hitman' Rohit Sharma has finally joined Team India in Melbourne. The batsman will be part of India’s Test squad for the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video of the same in which Rohit Sharma was seen meeting the staff and players.
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Look who's joined the squad in Melbourne
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 30, 2020
A warm welcome for @ImRo45 as he joins the team #TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/uw49uPkDvR
The 33-year-old had landed in Australia after clearing the fitness test at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. He was then confined to a two-bedroom apartment in Sydney during his mandatory 14-day quarantine period.
Rohit hasn't played any form of cricket since the final of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL). He has to pass another fitness test in order to be eligible for selection for the third Test which will begin on January 7.
Speaking in the press conference after the conclusion of the Melbourne match, India head coach Ravi Shastri gave an update on the situation regarding Rohit Sharma’s availability.
"Rohit joins the team tomorrow. We will have a chat with him to see where he is placed physically because he has been quarantined for a couple of weeks. We will have to see now how he feels before we take the call," Ravi Shastri said in the press conference.
In the post-match presentation, India cricket team skipper Ajinkya Rahane also gave an update on Rohit Sharma’s situation. "We're excited about Rohit coming back. Spoke to him yesterday, he's waiting to join the team," Rahane said.
As for the third Test, Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday confirmed that the Sydney Cricket Ground will go ahead as the venue.
According to the CA officials, the COVID-19 situation in Sydney has eased up enough to allow the safe and secure hosting of the game.
