With the Indian Premier League (IPL) scheduled to commence in a month or so and the players have started preparing at their respective centers, before flying to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the T20 league is scheduled to kick-start on September 19. Rohit Sharma, who is the most successful captain in the history of IPL, has gone full throttle with his preparations for the upcoming challenge, after several months of inactivity during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Ever since he has started the training, the Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper has been sharing some glimpses of his various training session with his followers, including workouts and net sessions.
On Wednesday, Rohit Sharma shared a video from his net session where he can be seen practicing various shots that for which he was known for. Captioning the video, he wrote: “Up and running with @mumbaiindians”.
The video became was immensely appreciated by his fans and followers. However, Bollywood Actor Ranveer Singh was also impressed by Rohit’s dedication and commented: “ALL HAIL THE HITMAN”.
The video starts with Rohit warming up by sprinting across the length of the indoor facility and then started his net session. From front foot defense to cut, from his trademark pull to cover drives, Rohit can be seen playing all kinds of shots with an immaculate piece of timing.
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Rohit Sharma led the Mumbai-based franchise to their record fourth IPL title last year, where they registered a win over MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in the summit clash by just one run.
However, Mumbai Indians have a forgettable record playing in UAE as they lost all their five matches when the first half of the tournament when the 2014 edition took place due to the general elections in India.
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Rohit would want to change that and guide his team to win their 5th title and for that, he is planning to leave no stone unturned to get himself in perfect shape, ahead of IPL 2020 campaign.
