Rohit Sharma, the former India captain, has been working hard in London to prepare for the upcoming three-ODI series against England. Rohit Sharma was last seen in action when India met Afghanistan at home in a three-ODI series.
India and England will play three ODIs on 14, 16 and 19 July in Birmingham, Cardiff and at Lord’s respectively. Rohit Sharma only plays ODIs for India, having retired from T20Is and Tests. Rohit Sharma had a decent outing against Afghanistan, scoring 16, 48, and 79 in the three games, respectively.
Now, as per the Times of India report, Rohit Sharma has begun his preparations with a couple of full-fledged sessions at local clubs in and around London with his close friends and local club bowlers.
Rohit began preparations at the Slough Cricket Club in Berkshire before moving on to Swyncombe Cricket Club in Blondin Park. Rohit wanted to get acclimated before joining the Indian team in Birmingham. He is aware of the difficulties of playing in these conditions and wants to be completely prepared before the 50-over action begins.
Rohit Sharma enjoys a very good record in England in ODIs. He has 1428 runs in 27 games, with 7 centuries and 7 fifties at an average of 64.90 and a best score of 140.
Rohit Sharma shared some photos with friends on his Instagram account.
There are also some videos doing rounds on social media showing Rohit practicing hard in nets.
Before the Afghanistan series, there were some doubts about Rohit's fitness, but he batted and fielded without any pain and is seen to be in excellent physical condition ahead of the matches in Birmingham, Cardiff, and London.
