In what is a big setback for India ahead of the upcoming tour of South Africa, Indian opener Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the Test series against South Africa on Proteas soil. Sharma was in news recently as he was appointed India’s ODI captain while the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also named him as the Test vice-captain, where he replaced Ajinkya Rahane.
Rohit had done well on the tour of Australia and was expected to play a key role on the South African tour as well.
As reported by Cricbuzz, while the nature of the injury is not known, Rohit sustained the injury during one of the net sessions before the Indian team entered the quarantine in Mumbai. The report added that the Indian board has Gujarat batsman Priyank Panchal has been announced as Sharma’s replacement.
It remains to be seen if Sharma is ruled out of the Test series, whether Rahane will continue as the Test vice-captain or whether the Indian board announces a new deputy for Kohli.
Sharma, one of the most prolific run-scorers in white-ball cricket in the last many years, has also been India’s top run-getter in the five-day format in 2021 where he has 906 runs under his belt in 11 matches.
