India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma took to Instagram on Thursday, September 11, to share a video post in which he can be seen batting in the nets. In the clip, which is now going viral on the internet, Rohit said,
“It feels really good,” and he is here again.
Rohit, who has been training for quite some time with former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, last played for Men in Blue in March 2023.
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His latest post came ahead of Indian team selection for the upcoming three-match series against Australia. Team India is scheduled to travel to Australia next month to take part in a three-match ODI and five-match T20I series.
Since Rohit retired from T20Is last year, he is only in contention to be picked for the 50-over matches.
The first ODI between India and Australia is scheduled to take place at Optus Stadium in Perth on October 19 and the next two matches will be played on October 23 and 25 in Adelaide and Sydney respectively.
Rohit and Virat to play for India A?
It was reported on Sunday (September 7) that Rohit and Virat Kohli are likely to be picked in the India A squad for the upcoming three 50-over matches against the Australia A team.
The India A team is scheduled to play three unofficial ODIs against Australia A at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on September 30, October 3 and October 5.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s record in ODIs
| Virat Kohli | Rohit Sharma | |
| MATCHES | 302 | 273 |
| INNINGS | 290 | 265 |
| RUNS | 14,181 | 11,168 |
| BEST SCORE | 183 | 264 |
| AVERAGE | 57.88 | 48.76 |
| STRIKE RATE | 93.34 | 92.80 |
| 100/50 | 51/74 | 32/58 |
| 4/6s | 1325/152 | 1045/344 |
| CATCHES | 161 | 97 |
| WICKETS | 5 | 9 |
| BEST FIGURES | 1/13 | 2/27 |
Rohit has scored 2407 runs in 46 ODIs against Australia, whereas Kohli has amassed a total of 2451 runs in 50 matches played so far against the six-time world champions in the 50-over format of the game.
If Rohit is picked for the Australia ODIs and he plays at least one match in the overseas tour, then he will become the fifth Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to play 500 international matches for Team India.
In the three ODIs against Australia, Rohit will also have a chance to complete 20,000 runs in international cricket, break Shahid Afridi’s world record of most sixes in ODIs and Sourav Ganguly’s record of 11,221 runs to become India’s third-highest run-getter in ODIs.
