India, Nov. 29 -- Rohit Sharma stunned fans when he returned after a hiatus from cricket looking as fit and as athletic as ever for the ODI series in Australia in October. Now, with the series against South Africa at home around the corner, Rohit was spotted alongside his India teammates once again - and this time, he made clear that as far as his own fitness was concerned, the job wasn't done.

Rolling back the years, Rohit had shed all of the excess weight that had somewhat hampered him through his late 30s. Instead, warming up and training in Ranchi, he looked lean and muscular, and sent out a clear message by getting into the best shape of his life: he has no intention of letting this particular format of cricket go.

Rohit has ambiti...