Hours after India captain Virat Kohli revealed the team management was confounded by the absence of both Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma in Australia, the BCCI sent out a media release Thursday midnight, stating that the batsman still remains in contention, but seamer has been ruled out of the four-match Test series starting December.
Kohli had said he was unaware why both players were not in Australia where they could continue their rehab which would have put them in a position to be available for the Test series, which is scheduled to start in Adelaide from December 17. Both Rohit and Ishant, who are currently doing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, had recently been ruled out of the first two Tests in Australia.
In the media release issued on Thursday, the BCCI said Rohit had to return to Mumbai after the IPL to…