06 July,2026 10:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rohit Sharma (Pic: X)
Team India's veteran opening batsman Rohit Sharma has geared up ahead of the three-match ODI series against England.
An official social media handle run by Rohit's team shared a story of him playing in a net session. Following the story, the video has gone viral.
The right-handed batsman looked in decent touch during the net session. He also displayed a variety of shots. The cricket fans will be excited to see Rohit take the field in the 50-over format series against the Englishmen.
So far, the 39-year-old cricketer has featured in 285 ODI matches for Team India and has scored 11,720 runs. With a top score of 264 runs, he has registered 62 half-centuries and 33 tons to his name.
Along with Rohit, the cricket fans will keep a tab on superstar Virat Kohli, who has also been named in India's squad for the ODI series. However, his participation is subject to fitness clearance.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also named Shivam Dube as a replacement for all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy for the series.
Earlier, Nitish was ruled out of the white-ball tours of Ireland and England. He sustained a left quadriceps injury during the third ODI match against Afghanistan, according to ESPNcricinfo.
The first ODI match against England will be played on July 14 at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. The second clash is scheduled to be played on July 16 at the Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground in Cardiff. The Lord's Cricket Ground in the City of Westminster will host the third ODI match between the "Men in Blue" and the Englishmen.
Currently, Team India and England are busy featuring in the five-match T20I series. The hosts are leading by 1-0, with the first game abandoned due to rain.
Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), KL Rahul (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Shivam Dube.
(With ANI Inputs)
