IND vs ENG ODI: Former India captain Rohit Sharma has begun his preparations ahead of the three-match ODI series against England. Having reached London about a week ahead of the rest of the team, Rohit is sweating in the nets. He practices against local club bowlers and in his free time meets with his close friends.
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Rohit, 39, currently plays only ODI cricket for India. In such a situation, there is a long break between their matches. It is for this reason that he does not want to take any risks this time and is focused on being fully prepared for the match before the start of the series.
Rohit Sharma is seen hitting the net.
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Rohit Sharma became a victim of a hamstring injury during IPL 2026. Due to this injury, he had to miss many matches. However, after his return, he played brilliantly in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. Scored 143 runs in three innings, including a strong innings of 79 runs off 69 balls in the third ODI.
An excellent record on English soil
Rohit Sharma’s performance in England has always been excellent. He scored 1428 runs in 27 innings on English soil. Their average is around 65. During this period, he scored 7 centuries and 7 half-centuries.
If we look at the ODI record against England, Rohit scored 846 runs. His average is 47 and he has 3 centuries and 4 half-centuries to his name.
Close to breaking Inzamam-ul-Haq’s record
This series will also be special for Rohit Sharma in terms of personal achievements. He needs just 20 runs to surpass the great Pakistani batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq in ODI cricket.
Inzamam has 11,739 ODI runs to his name while Rohit has 11,720 runs in 277 innings from 285 ODI matches. His average score is 48.83. He has 33 centuries and 62 half-centuries to his name. What is special is that Rohit’s strike rate (92.97) is the best among batsmen who have scored over 10 thousand ODI runs.
Rohit and Virat will be seen together again
The first ODI against England will be played at Edgbaston (Birmingham). Virat Kohli will also join the team for this match. Virat was unable to play the ODI series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury.
The second match of the three-match series will be played on July 16 at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, while the third and final ODI match will be played on July 19 at the historic Lord’s Ground in London. The experienced pair of Rohit and Virat will once again be given a lot of responsibility for the Indian batting.
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