<p class="title">India's limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma will take the Yo-Yo test to prove his fitness at the National Cricket Academy on Sunday, a day after rest of his Ireland and England-bound team-mates appeared for the same.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is learnt that the Mumbai batsman had taken permission from the BCCI to skip the test on June 15 for personal engagement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Rohit had taken permission from the BCCI for his personal engagements (he is in Russia as a brand ambassador of a watch company). There’s no rule that all tests have to be conducted on the same day. He will be appearing for the Yo-Yo test tomorrow,” Saba Karim, BCCI GM (cricket Operations), said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Indian selection committee will have to find a replacement for Ambati Rayudu in the one-day squad for the three-match series against England after the middle-order batsman flunked the Yo-Yo test on Friday.</p>.<p>Rayudu, who had enjoyed a successful IPL campaign (602 runs) with Chennai Super Kings, reportedly scored 14 in the fitness test while the qualifying mark is 16.1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The possibility doing the round are Kedar Jadhav (subject to proving his fitness), Suresh Raina, Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey and Krunal Pandya.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold">Rahane for India 'A'</span></p>.<p>Virat Kohli's deputy in Tests, Ajinkya Rahane, is all set to play the four-day match for India A against England Lions, starting July 16 in Worcester, ahead of India's five-Test series in the Old Blighty.</p>.<p>The India A team, led by Karun Nair, is also likely to see Kohli turn up for the match. Kohli had to skip his near one-month stint with county side Surrey after suffering a neck injury. The Indian skipper, however, cleared his fitness test here on Friday. </p>
<p class="title">India's limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma will take the Yo-Yo test to prove his fitness at the National Cricket Academy on Sunday, a day after rest of his Ireland and England-bound team-mates appeared for the same.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is learnt that the Mumbai batsman had taken permission from the BCCI to skip the test on June 15 for personal engagement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Rohit had taken permission from the BCCI for his personal engagements (he is in Russia as a brand ambassador of a watch company). There’s no rule that all tests have to be conducted on the same day. He will be appearing for the Yo-Yo test tomorrow,” Saba Karim, BCCI GM (cricket Operations), said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Indian selection committee will have to find a replacement for Ambati Rayudu in the one-day squad for the three-match series against England after the middle-order batsman flunked the Yo-Yo test on Friday.</p>.<p>Rayudu, who had enjoyed a successful IPL campaign (602 runs) with Chennai Super Kings, reportedly scored 14 in the fitness test while the qualifying mark is 16.1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The possibility doing the round are Kedar Jadhav (subject to proving his fitness), Suresh Raina, Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey and Krunal Pandya.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold">Rahane for India 'A'</span></p>.<p>Virat Kohli's deputy in Tests, Ajinkya Rahane, is all set to play the four-day match for India A against England Lions, starting July 16 in Worcester, ahead of India's five-Test series in the Old Blighty.</p>.<p>The India A team, led by Karun Nair, is also likely to see Kohli turn up for the match. Kohli had to skip his near one-month stint with county side Surrey after suffering a neck injury. The Indian skipper, however, cleared his fitness test here on Friday. </p>