AFP, Sydney :
India suffered a blow Friday with fast bowler Ishant Sharma ruled out of their Test series against Australia, as skipper Virat Kohli blasted a lack of clarity over the fate of star opener Rohit Sharma.
Ishant has been struggling with a side strain picked up during the Indian Premier League, and while he has recovered officials said he was not match fit.
“While he’s building up his workload in order to achieve Test match fitness, Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,” the Indian cricket board said in a statement.
Senior batsman Rohit hurt his hamstring last month and will have another assessment on December 11, six days before the opening day-night Test in Adelaide.
Complicating matters was his father falling ill in Mumbai, which delayed Rohit’s arrival at India’s National Cricket Academy to begin his rehab.
India suffered a blow Friday with fast bowler Ishant Sharma ruled out of their Test series against Australia, as skipper Virat Kohli blasted a lack of clarity over the fate of star opener Rohit Sharma.
Ishant has been struggling with a side strain picked up during the Indian Premier League, and while he has recovered officials said he was not match fit.
“While he’s building up his workload in order to achieve Test match fitness, Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,” the Indian cricket board said in a statement.
Senior batsman Rohit hurt his hamstring last month and will have another assessment on December 11, six days before the opening day-night Test in Adelaide.
Complicating matters was his father falling ill in Mumbai, which delayed Rohit’s arrival at India’s National Cricket Academy to begin his rehab.
