After a brief break from cricket, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has started his preparations for the upcoming IND vs SA Test series. Rohit Sharma on Saturday (December 9) uploaded a post on his Instagram account as he hit the gym before the India tour of South Africa.
To note, Indian skipper is not part of the T20 or ODI series for the tour. However, he will lead the Indian side for the red-ball games.
The 36-year-old was last seen in action during the World Cup final. The right-handed batter also skipper the recently concluded IND vs AUS T20I series.
Rohit Sharma had a brilliant outing in the World Cup, scoring 597 runs in 11 innings. As a result, he achieved the record of scoring most runs in a World Cup while acting as a skipper.
The two Tests between IND vs SA will be played as part of the 2023–25 cycle of the ICC World Test Championship. The visitors has never defeated South Africa in a Test series. However, Rohit Sharma and Co. will look to turn things around in the upcoming India tour of South Africa.
India Test squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.