India Net Sessions: India will play the first match of the three-match ODI series against England in Nagpur on Thursday. This will be an important opportunity for Team India, where they can also shape their Champions Trophy preparations, as this is India’s last ODI series before the ICC tournament.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Practice Hard Before England Series in Net Sessions
In such a situation, Indian players were seen sweating it out in the nets before this series. Star Indian batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were seen sweating in the nets before the start of the ODI series, where both of them also played some great shots.
In a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), both legendary players can be seen practising in the nets.
VIRAT KOHLI AND ROHIT SHARMA IN NETS.
– The Ro-Ko duo returns tomorrow! 🐐pic.twitter.com/11073N3Z9C
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 5, 2025
The 2024-25 Test season was very bad for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Both of them are among India’s best batsmen of the modern era, but their performance did not live up to expectations.
Rohit and Virat Aim to Bounce Back After Poor Test Form
Rohit scored just 164 runs in 15 innings of eight Tests, his average was just 10.93 and the best score was 52. At the same time, Virat scored a total of 382 runs in 19 innings of 10 Test matches, his average was 22.87, which included only one century and one half-century.
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Rohit recently made a comeback in the Ranji Trophy but could score only 3 and 28 runs against Jammu and Kashmir. Virat also played a Ranji match against Railways after 12 years, but was out after scoring only 6 runs, when Himanshu Sangwan’s ball blew away his stumps.
Virat’s performance in international cricket was also not good last year. He scored only 655 runs in 32 innings of 23 matches, his average was 21.83, which included one century and two half-centuries. His best score was an unbeaten 100.
Rohit Sharma’s Strong Performance in White-Ball Cricket
On the other hand, Rohit’s performance was better in white-ball (ODI and T20) cricket. He captained the Indian team to the title in the 2024 T20 World Cup and scored 378 runs in 11 matches. His average was 42.00 and his strike rate was 160.16.
During this, he scored one century and three half-centuries, with the best score being 121 runs. Rohit was the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament and India’s top scorer with 257 runs in the T20 World Cup.
Talking about ODIs, Rohit played only three ODIs in 2024, all against Sri Lanka, in which he scored 157 runs. His average was 52.33 and his strike rate was 141.44, with two half-centuries and a best score of 64 runs.
India vs England ODI Series Schedule
- 1st ODI: February 6, Nagpur (1:30 PM IST)
- 2nd ODI: February 9, Cuttack (1:30 PM IST)
- 3rd ODI: February 12, Ahmedabad (1:30 PM IST)
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