Riddle encompassing Rohit Sharma's physical issue has expanded so much that previous India skipper and now a correspondent, Sunil Gavaskar has called out for more straightforwardness on Mumbai Indian chief's physical issue that has kept him out of each of the three India crews for the visit through Australia.

Gavaskar called for straightforwardness as differentiating signals rolled in from BCCI and Mumbai Indians about Sharma's physical issue.

The statement put out by the BCCI alongside the announcement of squads read – “The BCCI Medical Team will continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma.”. Hence Rohit was not named in any of the squad.

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Rohit, the chief of Mumbai Indians in the progressing Indian Premier League, has been long gone for his establishment since the later phases of their Super Over misfortune to Kings XI Punjab on October 18.

On October 23, when Kieron Pollard acted as a stand-in captain for their next encounter, Mumbai put out a statement that said: “Rohit Sharma has suffered left leg hamstring strain during Mumbai Indians’ last outing. Rohit has made good progress over last four days, while the management is taking one day at a time monitoring the recovery process in consultancy with BCCI. Rohit has been advised rest for the match against CSK. Kieron Pollard will lead the team tonight.”

However Rohit went on to miss their next encounter against Rajasthan Royals on October 25, a day before the Indian selection committee picked the squads.

This was followed by Gavaskar calling for more clarity while speaking on Star Sports.

“I don’t know, I’m not on any of these public media but I was shown something about him practicing at the nets for Mumbai Indians. So I don’t know what kind of injury it is. Because if the injury was serious he wouldn’t even be padded up. So we’re talking about a tour that starts at the end of November for T20s and one-dayers but the Test matches start around 17th of December which is a month and a half away. And if he’s practicing in the nets for Mumbai Indians then honestly don’t know what kind of injury it is.

“And I think a little bit of transparency, a little bit of openness about what actually is the problem with him will help everybody. Because the Indian cricket fan deserves to know more than anything else. The franchises I understand, they don’t want to give their hand away because they’re trying to win the game, they don’t want to give the opposition any psychological advantage but we’re talking about an Indian team. Even Mayank Agarwal for example, Mayank Agarwal has not been playing… I think for the Indian cricket fan… they ought to know what is happening to two of their key players,” said Gavaskar.

The Indian team is set to travel to Australia from UAE after the conclusion of the IPL for which the support staff and other members of the contingent will undergo quarantine and regroup before the long tour.