Rohit Sharma and his great childhood love – ODIs | Cricket News
The Indian one-day team’s first full practice session started with the fielding coach rolling the ball to Rohit Sharma and the former captain hitting bulls’ eye – the centre of the middle stump. Echoes of the cheers and claps from teammates and coaches filled the air. Rohit – leaner, sharper and fitter – nodded his head and mockingly raised his hand. These days, Rohit – at 38 – has a frame that is a throwback to the days when he hit the national headlines as a slender Borivali boy with incredible grace and perfect elbow position. This wasn’t the case late last year, when he played his last Test during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The next 10 months would see a lifestyle change – all to keep playing his favourite format, the ODIs. Last month, before he was to return to Australia for the one-day series, Rohit got a call from a friend with plans to go out for a meal. He would turn down the invitation, saying he prefers to eat healthy home food. The …
