Players of Team India passed through fitness test. (Photo- PTI)
Indian Test captain and T20 vice -captain Shubman Gill has reached the BCCI Center of Excellence (COE) in Bangalore for preparations for 2025 and fitness test. Along with Gill, ODI captain Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Mohammad Siraj have also arrived in Coe for pre-season fitness test. Members of the Indian team will gather in Dubai on 4 September, so that on 9 September, the hosts can prepare for the first match of the tournament against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Rohit Sharma passed through fitness test
38 -year -old Rohit Sharma, who has retired from T20 and Test cricket, has also arrived for a fitness test in Coe. This process can be completed by Sunday, and it will be interesting to see how Rohit, who now plays only in ODI format, starts the new season. Rohit can visit Australia for the ODI series against Australia in October. During this fitness test, the players have to undergo Bronco Test and Yo-Yo test. According to reports, the players have been tested for the first day. At the same time, the second day tests will be held on Sunday and then the results will be revealed.
Gill had to miss the captaincy of the North Zone against the East Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy quarter -finals due to viral fever recently. He was recovering from illness at his home in Chandigarh and now after being fully recovered, this time the players will reach Dubai from different places, which is different from the earlier tradition, when the entire team used to travel together from Mumbai. Gill is likely to fly directly from Bengaluru to Dubai. On the other hand, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has also arrived for the Test, who is going to play the Asia Cup.
These players also reached the Center of Excellence
Apart from Gill, wicketkeeper-batsman Jeetesh Sharma has also reached Coe for pre-tournament preparations. Shardul Thakur has also gone to Coe soon for the pre-season test. Shardul Thakur will captain West Zone in the Duleep Trophy semi -finals, while Jaiswal and Sundar, who are in the standby list for the Asia Cup, will also participate in the last four matches of the domestic season.
