Rohit Sharma faced an injury during MI's game against KXIP on October 18 and his fitness has remained in focus ever since the BCCI announced the squads for tour to Australia.

Rohit's injury has become a subject of unwanted attention after MI posted pictures of him training hours after the Indian batsman was not included in the squad for the Australia tour.  

While a few fans were left baffled with the BCCI's apathetic decision, some lashed out at the board for its negligence.

Former cricketer Dasgupta, who is in UAE as a commentator for IPL 2020, said that despite being back in the nets, Rohit is not in the best of shape yet ahead of India Australia series.

BCCI on Monday picked a 28-member jumbo squad for the all-format tour of Australia which begins November, along with four reserve bowlers.

BCCI, in its press release, stated that their medical team would "continue to monitor [Rohit's] progress". There was nothing mentioned about the injury or the recovery period, neither did Mumbai Indians release a statement about Rohit's present fitness status. 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced all the three squads with the statement that their medical team "will continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma."

Since opening for India in the Test format in late 2019, Rohit has scored 556 runs in six innings at 92.66 with three centuries which includes a double ton as well.

KL Rahul has earned a call back while BCCI will continue to monitor the progress of injured Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma.

A Rohit-less MI elected to bat first after winning the toss after stand-in skipper Kieron Pollard won the toss at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

More than his IPL franchise, it is the Indian team management and the BCCI who are more worried about his injury given that Rohit is now an integral member of the Test squad

In a statement released just before the CSK game, Mumbai Indians said Rohit Sharma suffered a left leg hamstring strain during their last match against KXIP.

The Mumbai side has the chance to clinch the top spot by thumping CSK at Sharjah.

The former Kolkata Knight Riders player also backed MI to clinch the encounter and consolidate their position in the upper half of the points table.

The only team to have a positive win-loss record against CSK are Mumbai Indians, having won 18 of their 41 T20 meetings, which includes victories in eight of their last 10 meetings.

Chennai will be up against a formidable MI side which won five games in a row before Kings XI Punjab halted the juggernaut, turning the tables in a double Super Over on Sunday night.

A historic IPL 2020 match that went down to two nail-biting Super Overs to finally see KXIP get the better off MI with slimmest of margins.

With second win on the trot while chasing, MI skipper feels it's better to bat second in IPL 2020 from now on in order to ensure victory.

The South African southpaw hits third IPL 2020 fifty in an 80-plus ongoing stand with MI skipper Rohit Sharma while chasing KKR's 149.

All eyes on KKR new skipper Eoin Morgan, who took over from Dinesh Karthik today hours before the KKR vs MI match; DK will play the role of vice-captain for the game.