New Delhi: India’s star batsman Rohit Sharma he returned to the nets ahead of the three-match ODI series against England, which begins on July 14 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.A video of Rohit’s practice session has gone viral on social media. The veteran opener played a variety of shots, including straight drives and cover drives, with ease during the net. India is currently playing five T20Is against England.
Rohit returns after injury
Rohit missed most of the IPL this year due to a hip injury. In nine IPL matches, he scored 283 runs at an average of 35.37 and a strike rate of 157.22, including two fifties, with a best score of 84.This year, Rohit has scored 204 runs in six ODIs at an average of 34.00 with a strike of 100. At the age of 100, he has a best score of 79.In the ODI series against Afghanistan, he scored 16, 48 and 79.Rohit is India’s third highest run-getter in ODIs, with 11,720 runs in 285 matches and 277 innings at an average of 48.83 and a strike rate of 92.97. He has scored 33 fifties. His unbeaten 264 against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in 2014 remains the highest in ODI history.The former India captain’s future in the ODI format and his preparations for the 2027 World Cup have been the talk of the town ever since he was Virat Kohli he retired from Test cricket last year.Apart from Rohit, star batsman Virat Kohli has also been selected in India’s squad for the three-match ODI against England. However, its inclusion is subject to security clearance.
Team India ODI 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, Arshirdeep Singh, Arshit Raha (* – depending on fitness)
