Indian captain Rohit Sharma and pace bowler Akash Deep got injured during India's practice session before the Boxing Day test match between Australia and India.
As per many reports, Rohit, who is suffering from off-form in test cricket recently was hit on his limbs while batting at the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) practice arena. Pace bowler Akash Deep were hit in the same area as well, as reported by Sportstar.
Post that, Rohit was seen having a sore left knee and icing his left knee for a while. Meantime, Akash Deep, who was hit on his hand, did not seem to have any issue with the bruise.
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After icing is left knee, Rohit was seen gingerly standing up and then ambling in the practice arena. He later had a long chat with bowling coach Morne Morkel.
Meantime, Akash Deep iced his hands a bit and later told the media, "The practice pitch is probably meant for white-ball cricket, the ball kept low at times. As for these minor injuries, these things happen at training, and there are no major concerns because of that. I am fine."
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It was Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah's 11th wicket partnership helped India enforce a draw in a rain-effected third test in Brisbane.
In today's practice, KL. Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant were the first set of batters going in the nets, as per their batting order. For the boxing day test match, India will be without off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who announced his international retirement after the end of third test.
Not a good sign for India. Rohit Sharma with an ice pack after being hit by a ball on his left leg. Hopefully nothing too serious pic.twitter.com/iucXsK7qds
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) December 22, 2024