Sehwag: Not possible Shastri didn't know about Rohit's situation

Former cricketer Virender Sehwag doesnt believe that Team India head coach Ravi Shastri was unaware about Rohit Sharmas health condition which has seen the opener not being named in the squads for the Australia tourShastri while speaking to a news channel last week said he is not a part of the selection committee and hence it was not his call to include Rohit in the three squads for the tour of Australia beginning at the end of this monthShastri had said Rohits medical report stated that he could be in danger of injuring himself again and advised the 32yearold not to rush his comebackI dont think that it is possible that Ravi Shastri did not know about Rohit Sharmas situation Sehwag said on Cricbuzz Even if he is not a part of the selection committee the selectors must have spoken to him a day or two days ago regarding what he was thinking and taken his feedback and inputsI do not agree with this statement of Ravi Shastri that he is not a part of the selection committee Even if it is not official the coach and captain must have spoken unofficially to the selectors regarding who should be in the team for the Australia tour he addedRohit however on Tuesday evening appeared for Mumbai Indians in their last league match against SunRisers Hyderabad in the ongoing IPL After their 10wicket defeat to SRH Rohit said that his hamstring was fineYa absolutely Rohit replied when commentator Mark Nicholas asked him if his hamstring was completely fineSehwag further stated that if the selectors felt Rohit was not fit he could have been kept in the squad and a replacement could have been called in time if neededI am surprised to see that a player who is ready to play for the franchise has not been selected to play for the country This is surprising and mismanagement from the BCCI They should have taken all the information that if he can play for his IPL team then he should be kept in the Indian team the 42yearold saidIf he got injured they could have called in a replacement for him But he was not kept in Indias squad this I dont understand This is a strange year Now what you will do He played this game against SRH He will play the playoffs games He is saying I am fit Then why didnt you pick him he addedThe BCCI last Monday named the Indian squads for three T20Is three ODIs and four Tests against Australia in which it left out Rohit saying the BCCI medical team will continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant SharmaHowever soon after the announcement Mumbai Indians had tweeted pictures and a video showing the 32yearold taking part in net sessionBatting legend Sunil Gavaskar also called for transparency regarding Rohits fitnessI didnt see what was shown something about him practising in the nets for Mumbai Indians So I dont know what his injury is If his injury was serious he wont even be padded up So were talking about a tour which is starting in December the Test matches start around December 17 which is a month and a half away Gavaskar had told Star Sports triggering the conversation on October 26 The India squad was announced just hours ahead of his commentIf he is practising in the nets for Mumbai Indians honestly I dont know what kind of injury it is I think a little bit of transparency and a little bit of openness about what actually is the problem with him will help everybody The Indian cricket fan deserves to know more than anything else he addedKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesMidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis 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