India, Oct. 26 -- Rohit Sharma may have been out of competitive cricket from June to mid-October, but his performances in the recent ODI series in Australia proved he was never out of touch. A fighting 73 in Adelaide followed by a 121* in Sydney reflected the hours of preparation he put in behind the scenes, including a major fitness transformation. Former India batting coach and Rohit's longtime friend, Abhishek Nayar, revealed the 38-year-old's weight-loss journey might continue ahead of India's next ODI series at home.

At the start of September, when Rohit first appeared publicly since IPL 2025 in May, he looked almost unrecognisable. He looked leaner and fitter than ever, when he stepped out of his car at Bengaluru's Centre of Excell...