Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar, Team India have received a pleasant news as veteran opener Rohit Sharma has cleared his fitness test and he is set to join the national side in Australia.

Rohit was undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA following his hamstring injury during the Indian Premier League.

He was at the NCA since November 19 and BCCI cleared the air regarding his fitness on Saturday (December 13).

“Team India batsman Mr Rohit Sharma has completed his rehabilitation process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and is now clinically fit. He has been rehabilitating and training at NCA since 19th November following a high-grade left hamstring injury suffered during the Indian Premier League (IPL),” the board said in a media release.

“The NCA medical Team was satisfied with the physical fitness of Mr Sharma after assessing him on different metrics that tested his skills related to batting, fielding and running between the wickets. Mr Sharma’s physical fitness has been satisfactory, however, he will be required to continue work on his endurance,” it added.

“He has been given a detailed programme to follow for the duration of the two weeks he will be quarantined for. He will be reassessed by the Team India medical team post his quarantine to establish his fitness status and a call on his participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be taken accordingly,” it continued.

The battle for the highly anticipated Test series will kick-start with the pink-ball affair at the Adelaide Oval on December 17. Melbourne will host the second Test from December 26 while the third and fourth Tests will be played in Sydney (January 7-11) and Brisbane (January 15-19), respectively.