File photo of Rohit Sharma© AFP
India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday suffered a severe blow to his arm during an optional training session, leaving the team seriously injured ahead of the T20 World Cup semi-final against England. Rohit was going through normal practice drills as he faced the team’s throwdown specialist S Raghu at the Adelaide Oval when a short ball jumped from the length area and hit his right hand. The captain, who was attempting a pull shot and missed the ball, was clearly in pain and immediately left the session.
A large ice pack was tied in his right hand. He looked desolate and in great pain as he watched the training session from afar sitting on an ice box.
Mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton was seen talking to him for a long time.
After applying an ice pack and taking some rest, Rohit resumed his training, but was told not to run at full force as throwdown experts played mostly defensive shots to see if his moves were fine or not. No.
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The extent of the injury is also not known as the Indian medical team will assess him after the season.
India will take on England in the second semi-final here on Thursday, while Pakistan and New Zealand will clash in the first semi-final in Sydney on Wednesday.
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