Rohit Sharma hit nets ahead of ODI series against England
New Delhi, July 6
India's star opener Rohit Sharma is back in the nets ahead of the three-match ODI series against England, which begins on July 14 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
The veteran batter looked in good touch during the session, playing a range of elegant strokes, including straight drives and cover drives with ease.
India is currently playing a five-match T20I series against England.
Rohit enters the ODI series on the back of scores of 16, 48, and 79 in the previous series against Afghanistan last month.
The "Hitman" is India's third-highest run-scorer in ODIs, with 11,720 runs from 285 matches at an average of 48.83 and a strike rate of 92.97, including 33 centuries and 62 fifties.
His unbeaten 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in 2014 remains the highest individual score in ODI cricket.
Alongside Rohit, star batter Virat Kohli has also been named in India's squad for the three-match ODI series, though his participation is subject to fitness clearance.
India's ODI squad vs England: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli*, Shreyas Iyer (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar. (* - subject to fitness).
— ANI
Reader Comments
Honestly, India should give more chances to young openers like Shubman Gill. Rohit is legend, no doubt, but at 36, we need to think about the future. Jaiswal and Gill are the ones for the next World Cup. 🤔
The real concern is whether Kohli will be fit. We need our best batters for the ODI series, especially after the disappointment in T20 World Cup. Hoping both Rohit and Kohli fire together! 🇮🇳💪
Rohit Sharma's 264 against Sri Lanka is still the most incredible innings I've ever watched. That day at Eden Gardens was pure magic 🪄. Hope he scores another double hundred against England!
Good to see Rohit practicing, but I feel our selectors are too focused on seniors. The ODI squad should have more young talents like Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Why is Gurnoor Brar in the squad? We need proper backup for Bumrah.
Rohit Sharma's stats are mind-blowing. 33 ODI centuries with an average near 50 is world-class. But I think he needs to rotate strike better against spinners, especially on English pitches where ball might grip. Just a small suggestion! 😊
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