Akash Deep and Rohit Sharma give India double injury scare in the nets at Melbourne before the Boxing Day Test.
Akash Deep and Rohit Sharma both suffered injury scares while training in the nets, leaving the India camp sweating about their fitness.
Although Rohit Sharma was hit on the knee during practice at the MCG on Sunday and required some medical treatment from the physiotherapist, the Indian team management is not worried about any injuries to the captain. While batting, fast bowler Akash Deep also received a hit, although he later dismissed any potential injuries to both players.
When Rohit began batting against spin, he allowed KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill to face the new ball in the adjacent nets. Rohit, who appears to be settling into his middle-order role, tried to play a pull shot, but it didn’t come off, and the ball hit his knee after clearing the top flap of the pad.
He required some care, such as elevating the leg and applying an ice pack, but by the end of the practice, he appeared to be in good spirits, moving around and engaging in brief conversations with his coaches and teammates.
Since their arrival earlier this week, India’s voyage to Melbourne has been quite exciting. At the airport, there was a Virat Kohli mishap. A miscommunication with regards to his children filmed by Australian media upon arrival. The MCG hosted an event featuring Ravindra Jadeja. a miscommunication over answering enquiries in English. Now there’s a Rohit incident at training.
Akash Deep took a hit to the arm while batting and at the press conference on Sunday, he said neither blow was anything to worry about. “Such blows are common when you play cricket,” he said when asked about him and Rohit . “I think this (practice) wicket was for white ball which is why the ball kept low at times. But these blows are common in training. There are no major concerns because of that.”