Indian cricket team ODI captain Rohit Sharma will report to the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on September 13 for fitness evaluation tests, the Times of India reported.
“Yes, Rohit will be at the BCCI’s CoE from September 13 for fitness tests. He will be based here for two-three days and will also practice at the facility to fine-tune his preparations for the Australia white-ball tour in November,” a source told TOI.
“With the CoE also staging the Duleep Trophy final at its main ground (A) from September 11-15, Rohit will undergo fitness tests and train at a different ground at the same facility,” the source added.
According to reports, Rohit will take the recently released Bronco test in addition to the Yo-Yo test. The BCCI plans to incorporate the rugby-focused test into their evaluations.
According to certain speculations, Rohit and Virat Kohli could play for India A in the three-match ODI series against Australia A. Before the ODI series against Australia, which starts in Perth on October 19, Rohit and Virat may benefit from the series.
Since the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand on March 9, Rohit has not participated in any international game. He last appeared in a game when playing for the Mumbai Indians against the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Former Indian batsman Manoj Tiwary had previously stated that Rohit would have difficulty passing the Bronco Test.
“You know, the Bronco Test will be one of the toughest fitness test parameters that has been introduced by Indian cricket. But the only question is, why now? Why not when your new head coach got the assignment from the very first series? Whose idea is it? Who introduced this? Who enforced this Bronco Test a few days back? So it is a question for which I don’t have an answer, but the observation says that it is going to be difficult for Rohit Sharma if he doesn’t work really hard on his fitness. And I think he will be stopped at the Bronco Test,” Tiwary told Crictracker.
