New Zealand tour over for Rohit Sharma after calf injury
Updated On: 04 February, 2020 08:00 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Calf injury rules India's limited overs vice-captain out of NZ tour; Mayank in ODI squad while Gill likely for Tests

India skipper Rohit Sharma struggles with an injury during the fifth T20I against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on Sunday. Pic/AFP
New Delhi: In a blow to India, limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma was on Monday ruled out of the upcoming ODI and Test series against New Zealand after sustaining a calf injury during the fifth T20 International in Mount Maunganui. Rohit retired hurt after scoring 60 off 41 balls after he pulled his calf muscle while going for a quick single during the match that India won on Sunday. “He is out of the tour. Right now, it’s not looking good. The physio is assessing him. We will get to know how bad it is but he is not taking any further part in the series,” a BCCI source told PTI.
India are set to play three ODIs, starting Wednesday, and two Tests after that. It has been learnt that Mayank Agarwal will be replacing Rohit as the third opener in the ODI set-up along with KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw. Agarwal was the logical choice in the white-ball format since he was the reserve opener in the side during the home ODI series against the West Indies when Shikhar Dhawan was absent due to knee injury.




