{"id":344791,"date":"2025-08-14T20:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T20:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/344791\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T20:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T20:54:11","slug":"rohit-sharma-back-on-the-field-gears-up-for-odi-comeback-watch-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/344791\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohit Sharma back on the field, gears up for ODI comeback &#8211; WATCH | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/123308262.jpg\" alt=\"Rohit Sharma back on the field, gears up for ODI comeback - WATCH\" title=\"Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> is leaving no stone unturned in his bid for an ODI comeback. The veteran opener was first spotted training under former teammate and renowned coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/abhishek-nayar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abhishek Nayar<\/a>, working hard to regain match fitness after a break from competitive cricket since the IPL 2025 wrapped up in early June. Determined to play ODIs until the 2027 World Cup, Rohit is pushing himself in the nets and beyond.A fresh video, now viral on social media, shows the 38-year-old hitting the ground at a Mumbai stadium.WATCH:Amid ongoing speculation about his international future, Rohit climbed to No. 2 in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings released on Wednesday. He leapfrogged Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam \u2014 who dropped to third after a poor ODI series in the Caribbean \u2014 and now sits on 756 points, just behind India\u2019s Test skipper Shubman Gill (784). Former captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virat Kohli<\/a> remains fourth with 736 points.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit Sharma Unplugged: Funniest Press Conference Moments<\/p>\n<p>Both Rohit and Kohli, who retired from Test cricket earlier this year before India\u2019s England tour, have reiterated their commitment to the 50-over format. The two could return in October\u2019s three-match ODI series against Australia, with training already underway.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\".\" msid=\"123308216\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755204851_77_-.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/>Rohit, one of the ODI format\u2019s greatest alongside Kohli, reached his career-best 882 rating points during the 2019 World Cup, when he struck a record five centuries in the tournament. He and Kohli last featured in ODIs during India\u2019s Champions Trophy triumph in the UAE earlier this year.India currently have five batters inside the men\u2019s ODI top 15 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shreyas-iyer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shreyas Iyer<\/a> in eighth and KL Rahul in 15th join Gill, Rohit, and Kohli in the elite list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma is leaving no stone unturned in his bid for an ODI comeback. 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