Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the upcoming South Africa Test series

Even before India’s tour of South Africa started, India has been dealt a deafening blow with their vice-captain, Rohit Sharma being ruled out of the Test series.

Priyank Panchal, the man who played an instrumental role in shaping the fortunes of India A against South Africa was announced as the replacement. There hasn’t been any decision made on the selection of the vice-captain.

It has been clarified that Rohit Sharma who was practicing at the Bandra Kurla complex in Mumbai for the last one week has suffered an injury during those practice sessions. No clarity has been shared whether he will be a part of the India South Africa ODI series where he was supposed to lead the team.

Even though news of his injury is still to accentuate, it is said that the injury is quite grave in nature and will take time to heal.

An official announcement will be made regarding Rohit Sharma shortly but going by the reports of Cricbuzz, it is said that Sharma has copped a severe blow that will keep him on the sidelines for the upcoming Test series.

Rohit was also not a part of the New Zealand series as he was said to be given rest because of workload issues and now not being a part of the upcoming Test series will see him being out of red-ball action for a while.

This wasn't the end of woes for India as the latest sources quote that Virat Kohli will most likely not be available for the upcoming ODI series. Even though an official confirmation is still to come, multiple sources have been hinting at Kohli not being a part of the tour. However, BCCI has confirmed that Kohli has not yet requested for a break officially.