'Rohit Needs To Put Some Hard Work On It': Former India Legend Kapil Dev Comments On Rohit Sharma's Fitness

He scripted history by making  120 against Australia in the first Test in Nagpur.

Rohit Sharma in action.

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Former India skipper Kapil Dev reckons that India captain Rohit Sharma should work on his fitness as he looks overweight on TV. However, the current Indian skipper became the first from India to score international centuries in all three formats as captain. He scripted history by making  120 against Australia in the first Test in Nagpur.

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"It is very important (to be fit). More so for a captain. It's a shame if you are not fit. Rohit needs to put some hard work on it. He is a great batter but when you talk about his fitness, he looks a bit overweight, at least on TV. Yes, it's different when you look at someone on TV and then in real life. But from whatever I see, Rohit is a great player and a great captain, but he needs to get fit. Look at Virat, whenever you see him, you say, 'that's some fitness!'," Kapil said during an interaction on ABP News.

India have won the Border Gavaskar Trophy after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series. The Indian team clinched the first Test by an innings and 132 runs, followed by a six-wicket win in the second Test last week.

The third Test will be taking place at the Holkar Stadium in Indore from March 1.

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, S Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, R Jadeja, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.

Australia: Pat Cummins (capt), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green (injured), Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc (injured), Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.