WATCH: Fit again Rohit Sharma gives ominous threat to Sri Lanka in net practice

India’s star batsman Rohit Sharma, who has been included in the Test squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka beginning Wednesday at Galle, is ecstatic with his return and is feeling ‘great’ to again don the white jersey. The ODI opener last played a Test against New Zealand in October last year. Sharma underwent a thigh surgery in November 2016, which ruled him out of consecutive Test series against England, Bangladesh, and Australia.

Virat Kohli’s men suffered a big setback after opener KL Rahul was ruled out of the opening Test due to viral fever. And with Murali Vijay already ruled out of the Test series, it makes Sharma a strong replacement candidate to fit into the batting line-up.

Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhinav Mukund and Shikhar Dhawan are all available to open the innings and the ODI opener might miss the cut if the team management decides to go with a five-bowler attack. “I know what I have to do as an individual. It is a great feeling of getting back to the whites. The last Test that I played was in October. So, it’s almost been a year,” said Sharma in an interview with bcci.tv.

The Maharastra-lad further said that all he …read more