Rohit Sharma Resumes Outdoor Training For First Time Post COVID-19 Lockdown Induced Hiatus

The 'Hitman' shared a pic on his Instagram page which gave a glimpse of him taking a breather after a intense training session. "Good to be back on the park getting some work done felt like myself after a long time,"Rohit wrote in an Instagram post.

Rohit Sharma (Instagram)

India's seasoned opener Rohit Sharma stepped back onto the green turf and resumed his outdoor training for the first time post being off the field for around three months on the back of the COVID-19 induced lockdown. The 'Hitman' shared a pic on his Instagram page which gave a glimpse of him taking a breather after a intense training session. "Good to be back on the park getting some work done felt like myself after a long time,"Rohit wrote in an Instagram post. Rohit last turned out for the 'Men in Blue' in international cricket during the T20 international series in New Zealand before a hamstring injury ruled him out of action. Rohit who has established himself as one of India's leading ODI players, recently completed 13 years of his international career, The right handed strokeplayer took to social media to not only thank his fans and loved ones for always supporting him, but also spoke about how his dream of playing for India had come true. Taking to Twitter, Rohit wrote: "Grateful for 13 amazing years and counting... never thought that playing in the gullies of Borivali would lead to this some day, me living my dream."

Grateful for 13 amazing years and counting... never thought that playing in the gullies of Borivali would lead to this some day, me living my dream ????

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) June 23, 2020

Rohit's ODI debut came against Ireland on June 23, 2007 in Belfast. Rahul Dravid was captain of the team while M.S. Dhoni -- under whom Rohit played the initial years of his international career -- was out with an injury, thus allowing Dinesh Karthik to take his place behind the stumps. In the match against Ireland, Rohit batted at number 7. The match was shortened by rain and Ireland were all out for 193. Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir's 162-run partnership for the second wicket helped India win the match by nine wickets (DLS method). In fact, Rohit's only notable contribution in the match was that he took the catch that dismissed Niall O'Brien off R.P. Singh. Rohit had shown his prowess with the bat during his junior years with Mumbai Cricket team and eventually made it big by fullfiling his true potential in limited-overs cricket. The 'Hitman' is the only batsman to have three double tons in ODI cricket, including a mind boggling 264. The 33-year-old has so far played 32 Tests, 224 ODIs and 108 T20Is in which he has scored 2141, 9115 and 2773 runs respectively.