Rohit Sharma has undergone a successful surgery on his right upper quadriceps tendon in London, according to a statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Rohit suffered an injury to his thigh during the fifth and final match of India’s One Day International series against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam last month. Having done well in the Test series, Rohit was expected to come good in the ODIs, but he returned a string of low scores before finally coming good in the last game with a 65-ball 70 as India won by 190 runs and took the five-match series 3-2. During the course of his innings, Rohit tugged at his quads while attempting a run when on 46. The physio checked on him immediately and Rohit continued after a lengthy break, but by then the damage seemed to have been done.
BCCI, in their last update, had said Rohit would travel to London for a specialist consultation and would likely be ruled out of action for at least 10 to 12 weeks, but didn’t confirm the surgery, which took place last week. The latest release didn’t mention any estimated recovery time. “Rohit will be discharged from the hospital in the next 24 hours,” stated the release. “BCCI medical team is constantly monitoring his treatment and will oversee his recovery, towards becoming match fit.”
However, Rohit had previously said that a surgery would mean he “cannot play for three to three-and-a-half months.” That would effectively rule him out of the on-going five-Test series against England and possibly the three ODIs and the three Twenty20 Internationals against the same opposition in January-February after the visiting side goes back home for a Christmas-New Year’s break.
Rohit took to Twitter to give the fans an update on his injury and medical condition on Friday.
