India, Jan. 7 -- Rohit Sharma has hit the ground running ahead of the three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand beginning Sunday, and as usual, appeared a whole lot leaner. The former India captain is aware he has 18 ODIs in 2026 - split across home and away venues, but considering there's a five-month gap between the New Zealand games and the series against Afghanistan in June, Rohit is not leaving anything up to chance. He showed up at Nita Ambani's event but has been grinding in the nets in Mumbai.

However, something looked different about Rohit. In addition to the belief that he's lost more weight after the South Africa series, the batter sported a new helmet. To stir up his training even further, Rohit smashed a straight ...