Rohit Sharma Cleared To Play First T20I Against B'desh

Star player Rohit Sharma, who was taking throwdowns at the nets, left the practice session midway after he was hit and didn't return to bat

Stand-in India skipper Rohit Sharma has been declared fit by the BCCIs medical team to play in India vs Bangladesh 1^st T20I on Sunday. The 32-year-old gave the national team a major injury scare on Saturday as he quietly left the nets after getting hit on his left thigh during a practice session. A media release issued by the BCCI said: "Rohit Sharma was hit on the left side of his abdomen while batting in the nets today. The BCCI medical team has confirmed that he is fit and available for the first T20I after assessment of his injury." Rohit, who was taking throwdowns from batting coach Vikram Rathour and Sri Lanka's Nuwan Seneviratne at the nets, left the practice session midway after he was hit and didn't return to bat. In the absence of Virat Kohli, the onus of batting lies mainly on Rohit, who has been in prolific form in recent times. After slamming five centuries in the World Cup in the UK earlier this year, the right-handed batter made an emphatic start as an opener in Test cricket, hitting three hundreds, including a double ton, against South Africa in the recently-concluded series which India won 3-0.