Rohit Sharma, India's ODI captain, was recently filmed in a light-hearted video with the team physiotherapist after undergoing a fitness test in Bengaluru alongside Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill. Having retired from Test cricket, Rohit is set to play for India A against Australia A in Kanpur as preparation for the upcoming ODI tour of Australia in October.
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