Overview

• Sunil Chhetri said Virat Kohli shared scores from a London assessment, corroborating reports he completed his mandatory fitness test outside the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
• Most centrally contracted players, including Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, underwent their pre-season evaluations at the Bengaluru facility as per usual practice.
• BCCI/NCA have not stated if off-site results will be accepted, and a separate claim that Kohli’s London certificate is invalid and requires a CoE re-test remains unconfirmed.
• Hindustan Times reports Rohit and Kohli are likely to play three India A List A games against Australia A in Kanpur on September 30, October 3 and October 5 ahead of the October 19 ODI series in Australia.
• Former South Africa batter Daryll Cullinan urged naming Shubman Gill ODI captain regardless of Rohit’s availability and said Kohli and Rohit must log sustained competitive and domestic cricket to stay in 2027 World Cup contention.