‘Few more kilos down…’: Abhishek Nayar reveals Rohit Sharma is on a weight-loss mission – and he’s not stopping! | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma has always cherished playing in Australia — a country where some of his most defining knocks have come. But after leading India to a morale-boosting nine-wicket win in the third ODI in Sydney on Saturday, the former captain admitted this could be his and Virat Kohli’s last trip to their cricketing heartland.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Both stalwarts now play only ODIs after stepping away from Tests and T20Is, and their future remains a matter of intense speculation. On Saturday, however, they rolled back the years — Rohit’s unbeaten 121 and Kohli’s composed 74 guiding India to a comfortable chase of 237 and preventing a series whitewash.
Rohit’s effort was special on multiple fronts. The 38-year-old not only brought up his 50th international century — becoming just the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar (100) and Virat Kohli (82) to do so — but also registered his 33rd ODI hundred, and ninth against Australia. He also went past Sourav Ganguly’s career tally of 11,363 ODI runs to become India’s third-highest run-getter in the format.The ‘Hitman’ ended the series as India’s top scorer with 202 runs at an average of 101, including a century and a fifty. His resurgence, however, is not just about form but also about fitness. Revealing the secret behind Rohit’s renewed sharpness, former cricketer and India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar told JioHotstar:“Three months of hard work, not eating his favourite food, training hard — maybe you will see a few more kilos down when we see him play next time.”Rohit’s dedication to a strict regime and focus on conditioning have been visible in his mobility and intensity at the crease. In 11 ODIs this year, he has scored 504 runs at 50.40 with two centuries and two fifties — proof that the transformation is paying off.
