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India's assistant coach, Sitanshu Kotak, is not aware if veterans Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have cleared their fitness tests ahead of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, but he has heard that the duo is doing fine. Pandya has been suffering from back spasms, while Rohit sustained a hamstring injury during the IPL. Both missed multiple games during the course of IPL and have been selected in the ODI team, subject to fitness test clearance at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.

"I have honestly not got the news whether they have been cleared or not. But I'm sure they will be there. Whatever I heard, they are fine, but they, they have to go and do that fitness test or whatever the rule is," Kotak said when asked about the status of the duo's fitness test.
It is understood that Rohit has reported to CoE in Bengaluru for the fitness test.

Kotak informed that the ODI squad will assemble on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, the team will train under lights before departing for Dharamsala. "But the ODI players will join, they'll join here, and the day after tomorrow evening, there might be a light practice. So there might be a light practice session," Kotak added.