Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma will undergo a fitness assessment by BCCI medical team on Sunday. He wasn't named in the Indian side for the upcoming tour of Australia because of a hamstring injury.

The BCCI medical team will take a call on his fitness and whether he should be in the limited-overs series against Australia which starts from November 27. He had got the injury during the encounter against Kings XI Punjab on October 18. Rohit may also have to sit out of the playoffs for MI if he doesn't recover. 

A BCCI functionary spoke to ANI on the matter and he said, "Rohit will be assessed tomorrow and a call will be taken after that on whether he is good to go. As is the case with hamstring injuries, the real challenge is the sprints and the acceleration and deceleration process will be the focus to understand if he has recovered fully or will need a little more time."

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Rohit hasn't played the matches against Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kieron Pollard led the team in his absence.

In the fitness assessment, the main focus would be on Rohit's acceleration and deceleration process. Talking about it, the functionary said, "See, when you have a hamstring injury which isn't a Grade II tear, you wouldn't have a problem walking or playing normal shots. The area of concern is quick sprints or as you say running between the wickets.

"The hamstring muscles come into play when a person needs to suddenly run a quick single or needs to stop fast and turn at the non-striker's end for a double. While you accelerate at the beginning of the sprint, you decelerate when you need to stop and turn. This is when the focus is 100 percent on the functionality of the hamstring muscles. So, if you have recovered completely, you wouldn't have an issue in either acceleration or deceleration."

(With ANI Inputs)