Rohit has won two ICC events – 2007 T20 World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy but everyone knows that in cricket, the real deal is the 50-over World Cup.
The Scottish wrestler was also seen wearing the Indian jersey in the ring during the WWE Superstar Spectacle event that was held in Hyderabad in September.
The last three editions of the Men's ODI World Cup have been won by host nations - India (2011), Australia (2015) and England (2019). But Rohit wasn't thinking too much about this sequence continuing in 2023.
They marked their comeback with a bang as he took on the bowlers, and dealt effectively with the left-arm pacers to pull off a magnificent knock of 81.
India were cruising along at 171 for 2 chasing a stiff target of 353 on a placid track but the middle-order crumbled in chase with Maxwell (4/40) getting crucial breakthroughs to restrict the hosts to 286 in 49.4 overs
Pacers Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur, who played the first two ODIs against the Aussies, and Hardik Pandya, who is yet to play in this series, have opted to go back to their respective homes.
A report said Axar hasn't sufficiently recovered to be included in the squad for the third ODI and is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru