Frequent injuries to players a major concern as injured Rohit Sharma set for early return home

Injuries are part of the game of cricket and players keep falling prey to various injuries from minor niggles to serious problems while representing their respective countries in international cricketAustralia will go into the second Test against West Indies at Adelaide on Thursday without skipper Pat Cummins and pacer Josh Hazlewood while West Indies too are expecting a few players unavailable for selectionIndia will play the inconsequential third and final Oneday International against Bangladesh without the injured skipper Rohit Sharma who hurt his thumb in the second ODI and will fly to Mumbai to consult an expertThe skipper copped an injury to his finger in the second over of Bangladeshs batting innings while attempting a catch The ball hit his thumb and he was seen bleeding as he walked off He didnt come out to open the innings as well with Virat Kohli replacing him as Shikhar Dhawans partner at the top Bangladesh edged past India by 5 runs in the second match to secure the ODI seriesRohit will certainly miss the next game fly back to Bombay consult with an expert and see how it is and whether he can come back for the Test matches or not Im not sure Its too soon to say that hell be fit for the Tests or not Dravid said in the postmatch press conferenceMeanwhile Deepak Chahar who only bowled three overs in the second ODI in Dhaka was also ruled out of the final ODI as was Kuldeep Sen who missed the match on Wednesday All three of them wont play the next game for sure Dravid saidAlso readHardik Pandya gutted Virat Kohli disappointedThough coach Rahul Dravid presented a calm facade despite the setback Rohit Sharma expressed his disappointment over the frequent injuriesIn a conversation with former cricketer Anjum Chopra Rohit spoke at length about players sustaining injuries after clearing fitness tests at the National Cricket Academy NCAI mean there are definitely a few injury concerns We need to try and get to the bottom of it I dont know what exactly it is Maybe theyre playing too much cricket We need to try and monitor those guys because its important to understand when they come for India they need to be 10037 in fact more than 10037 Rohit said after the second ODI on WednesdayInjuries to key players have plagued India for the last many months with Jasprit Bumrah Deepak Chahar and Washington Sunder missing matches due to injuries Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja is also missing games because of an injuryCurrently the senior India players have to report to the National Cricket Academy NCA for rehabilitation and get fitness clearance from the NCA experts before joining the squad But with players falling victim to injuries soon after being cleared by NCA Rohit Sharma felt they need to take a serious look into the problemIts something we have to look at Rohit said We have to sit with our team back home at the NCA as well and try and monitor their workload That is something we need to look at We cant afford guys coming in here halffit and representing the country Theres huge pride and honour in representing the country and if theyre not fit enough its not ideal Having said that we just need to get to the bottom of it and find out what exactly is the reason behind this he said after the second ODIRohit has raised some pertinent questions and now it is time for the BCCI to go into the issue and find a solution With the 50overs World Cup next year and with the teams usual commitments 2023 will be a busy year for the playersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever