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Rohit had sustained a hamstring injury during the IPL, which led to him missing the white-ball leg of the ongoing tour

Former cricketers hit out at the way his injury was managed. With fans in dark over his injury and Rohit’s participation in all but out in the upcoming Tests against Australia, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chapra seeked clarity on the issues.

The former Indian opener said the situation could have been handled in a better way by all parties involved

BCCI had to come up with a clarification midnight saying that Rohit had to attend his ailing father in Mumbai after IPL, hence missing the flight to Australia. Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir slammed the Indian cricket board

Apart from this, the Board said senior-most fast bowler Ishant Sharma is ruled out of the Test series, starting December 17, as he will not be match-fit in time

India and Australia are slated to lock horns in three ODIs, three T20Is and four Test matches. Rohit was rested for the white-ball leg, but his participation in the Test series is not confirmed as he would be undergoing a further injury assessment on December 11.

Rohit, who suffered the injury during the IPL, is only expected to feature in the Test series starting December 17

The Mumbai Indians’ captain Rohit picked up an injury during the Indian Premier League in UAE but he led his side in the last three matches of the league

Veteran journalists Vijay Lokapally and G Krishnan in their book`The Hitman’ say that there is something charm in the Mumbai batsman's flamboyant batting

Rohit, who is nursing a hamstring injury, is out of white ball series and is still doubtful starter for Test matches while skipper Kohli will be on paternity leave after the first Day/Night Test in Adelaide

The two, who are undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, are already out of contention for the limited-overs leg of the series, which begins with the ODIs on Friday

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was vocal about his support to the Mumbaiker. When we pick the players for international cricket looking at their IPL form, then why can’t we pick the captaincy of the Indian team from IPL too.

Vihari has got the potential to score heavily in this series; Siraj has the making for a good fast bowler to excel in Test cricket

The senior batsman is expected to play a big role alongside Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara when skipper Virat Kohli returns to India after the opening Test for the birth of his first child

He hit a match-winning knock of 68 off 50 balls in the IPL final against Delhi Capitals, playing through pain

Rohit is not part of India's limited overs squad for the Australia tour and selectors included him in the revised Test squad after he played two IPL games for Mumbai Indians besides the final

, “The way Rohit used Jayant Yadav showed his class. Any captain would have gone with a seamer. Rohit used his instinct. It showed how clear his thinking was. It showed that he’s a bowlers’ captain.”.

The Mumbai Indian captain’s omission from T20 and ODI teams to Australia is still a mystery

We knew they (DC openers Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis) are the key batters and we wanted our best bowlers to go at them. Getting early wickets in high-pressure is always nice.

Mumbai drub Delhi for the fourth time in the season as Captain Marvel Rohit gives a strong statement