Due to a hamstring injury sustained against Pakistan, Indian captain Rohit Sharma may miss the third Champions Trophy match. Rohit did not attained training and could be replaced by Washington Sunder or Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul seems to opening the innings along with Shubham Gill.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma may have to not play in third league stage match in the Champions Trophy owning to a crippling injury. As last Sunday Rohit Sharma had suffered a hamstring pull while chasing a ball against Pakistan. While the Indian skipper struggled on the field and left the match at the end of 26th over, Rohit did return during the later half of Pakistan innings. Later on, Rohit Sharma also came in to open the innings for Indian team and scored 20 runs (off 15 balls) before being out by Shaheen Afridi.
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Concern about Rohit Sharma’s injury:
Almost two days after India’s win over Pakistan last Sunday, according to media reports, Indian captain Rohit Sharma was reportedly the only player who will not to attend the Men in Blue’s training session in Dubai on Wednesday, instead focusing on discussing strategy with Indian cricket coach Gautam Gambhir.
Remarkably, India and New Zealand have already qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy after the Pakistan-Bangladesh match was washed out due to rain. Keeping that in mind, it is seems that the Indian team management will want to rest Rohit Sharma for the upcoming match and give a chance to other youngsters.
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What will happen if Rohit Sharma misses the match due to injury?
Remarkably, Indian cricket team had dropped Yashasvi Jaiswal before of the Champions Trophy, it means they don’t have backup opener who will replace captain Rohit Sharma. Media reports advise both Washington Sunder and Rishabh Pant spent a lot of time in the nets, advising one of these two players could be inducted in the side to replace the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. Meanwhile, if Rohit missed the match against New Zealand tomorrow (Sunday), it is almost confirm that KL Rahul will open the Indian innings along with Shubham Gill. It is also possibility of responsibility of leading Indian team in Rohit absence.
India’s probable XI in Rohit Sharma’s absence?
Shubham Gill (Captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant/ Washington Sunder, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami,
Latest update on Rohit that according to Ryan ten Doeschate, who is the assistant coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, providing a big update on captain Rohit Sharma’s fitness and his availability for the Indian team’s last Group A match against New Zealand that Rohit Sharma is fit for India’s Champions Trophy 2025 match against New Zealand.
