As per reports there are serious doubts over India team skipper Rohit Sharma playing vs New Zealand as the star batter skipped net practice ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 clash vs Kiwis.
The report has claimed that Rohit Sharma “jogged gently under the watch of Strength & Conditioning coach Soham Desai” but was not moving freely.
India captain had suffered a hamstring injury during the game against Pakistan but during the post-match presentation, he said that he was doing fine and there was no cause for any worry.
According to the report, Rohit did not face any throwdowns and just did some shadow batting while having discussions with head coach Gautam Gambhir and the rest of the coaching staff.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli spent a lot of time facing spinners even as bowling coach Morne Morkel rejoined the side after attending to a personal emergency back home.
Virat not only faced the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja during the training session but also spent more than half an hour plying the net bowlers ahead of the clash against New Zealand on Sunday.
Mohammed Shami too was seen bowling at full tilt, swinging the ball both ways and rapping Kohli twice on his pads, while Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh too looked determined to give their best during the session.
Morkel had to leave the Indian camp a couple of days before the team’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh on February 20.
The former South Africa pacer was seen having a long chat with head coach Gautam Gambhir as the players did their warm-up drills at the ICC Academy. Shubman Gill, who has been India’s stand out batter in the tournament, was the only one who did not turn up for practice.
