India, Feb. 8 -- Indian captain Rohit Sharma endured a poor outing in the first ODI of the series against England earlier this week. Rohit, who made his return to the format after five months, was dismissed for just 2 in the 249-run chase, although India eventually clinched a four-wicket victory.

Rohit has been going through a rough patch for quite some time; he had a forgettable Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where Rohit could only score 31 runs in five innings. The Indian captain sidelined himself from the final Test of the series in Sydney after a series of poor outings.

With a change in format, it was expected that Rohit would find his footing; however, his first outing in the ODIs this year didn't go as planned. And according to former In...