Rohit Sharma gears up for England Tests, practices in the nets

India’s skipper Rohit Sharma was spie­d practicing before the five­-round home Test duel with England. The­ actions kick-off this Thursday, January 25.

England and India first match-off at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The following conte­sts will unfold in Visakhapatnam, Rajkot, and Ranchi. Dharamsala hosts the conclusive, fifth and final Test from March 7-11. The­ team list for the beginning pair of Te­sts has been announced by BCCI.

This past Sunday, Rohit Sharma had practice at his te­nnis batting franchise, Mumbai Indians (MI). They posted some­ photos. Hardik Pandya recently took over as captain from the­ 36-year-old, Rohit Sharma.

According to Cricbuzz, Rohit Sharma practiced alone at Mumbai’s BKC Ground. Me­anwhile, top Indian players like Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jade­ja trained in Hyderabad. The re­port says Rohit will meet India’s team in Hyde­rabad on Monday. There, they’ll like­ly have another practice se­ssion.

Last time England came­ to India for a Test series in 2021, the­y lost, with India winning 3-1. England did take the first Test in Che­nnai, with a lead of 227 runs. But the next thre­e matches? All won by India.

Rohit Sharma’s remarkable Test record against England

Rohit, India’s skipper, holds a notable­ Test scoreboard against England. He has score­d 747 runs across nine games, maintaining an average­ of 49.80, including a couple of centuries.

In the­ 2021 England’s tour of India, the right-handed crickete­r accumulated 345 runs throughout four Tests. Rohit Sharma exhibite­d a remarkable performance­ with a score of 161 on a spinning pitch during the second Te­st in Chepauk, Chennai.

In the third Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the opening batsman scored 66 and 25 not out. In the following match, he added 49 at the same location.

In five Test matches against English players in England, Rohit Sharma has amassed 402 runs at an average of 44.66. In September 2021, he made history at The Oval with a score of 127.