Indian captain Ajinkya Rahane said after winning the Boxing Day Test by eight wickets against Australia on Tuesday that he is now waiting for the return of star opener Rohit Sharma in the third Test, while coach Ravi Shastri said that he would take Rohit in the third Test. Will talk to them before. Rahane said about Rohit’s return after the match, “We are very excited about Rohit’s return.” I spoke to him yesterday and he is waiting to join the team. “On the other hand coach Shastri said,” We should wait now. Currently Rohit is in Quarantine in Sydney.
He is ready to join the team and can return to the playing eleven directly, but before deciding this, we will have to talk to Rohit about how physically ready he is to make the third Test. The problem of opening in the first two tests of the series remains. Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal landed in the opening Test in Adelaide but both flopped. Prithvi was forced out of Melbourne due to zero and four runs.
Mayank has also flopped in four innings so far and has scored 17, 9, 0, 5. Shubman Gill, who was fielded in Melbourne, took advantage of the opportunity and batted without pressure, scoring 45 and 35 not out to secure his place. Gill has received praise from both captain Rahane and coach Shastri. If Rohit joins the team for the third Test in Sydney from January 7, then Mayank will have to sit out of the XI.
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