Sachin Tendulkar said a player of Rohit Sharma’s calibre should be in Australia for the upcoming Test series if he passes his fitness Tests. Tendulkar said that a call on the opener can be taken after looking at the status of his hamstring injury and whether he is a 100 per cent.
“I do not know the status of Rohit’s fitness. That is something BCCI and Rohit know, they are in touch with each other and so are the physios and team management,” Tendulkar told ANI.
“They would be the ideal ones to answer this. If Rohit passes all his fitness Tests and is cleared, then a player like Rohit should be there in Australia. If he meets all the parameters then he should be there,” he added.
The limited-overs series done with, the real challenge begins for India on Australian shores with the four-match Test series that gets underway with the pink-ball Test in Adelaide from December 17.
Virat Kohli has been granted paternity leave and will fly back to India after the opening Test.
While Sachin agreed that the Indian skipper’s experience will be missed, Tendulkar was quick to add that it is about the team doing well in unison and Kohli’s absence will also provide a youngster with an opportunity to impress.
“See, of course, Virat coming back, there is going to be one spot where a senior player who has been around for a long time, who has toured Australia, not being there, will be missed without a doubt,” Tendulkar said.
