New Delhi: After playing 13 Test in home season half of the Indian players are struggling with fitness issue due to injuries sustained during this season with players like R Ashwin, Lokesh Rahul and Murali Vijay are out of this IPL 2017, while Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadega and Umesh Yadav have been advised rest for two weeks.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Medical Team today released updates on the fitness status of some of the players at the end of India’s successful international home season 2016-17."Virat Kohli, the Indian Captain will undergo rehabilitation after sustaining an injury to his right shoulder.
His recovery will be assessed in the second week of April to determine an exact return to play date for IPL 2017," the BCCI release stated.Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have been declared fit to play competitive cricket.They will be available for IPL 2017.(UNI)