Rohit Sharma arrived in London early to start his preparations for the ODI against England

Former India captain Rohit Sharma has arrived in London early to start his preparations for the upcoming three-ODI series against England starting on July 14 in Birmingham. TimesofIndia.com has learned that Rohit has already done several full sessions at local clubs in and around London with his close friends and local club bowlers.Slough Cricket Club, located in the heart of Berkshire, was Rohit’s first target before moving to Swyncombe Cricket Club near Blondin Park. Rohit, who now only plays ODIs for the country, wanted to acclimatise before joining the team in Birmingham. A seasoned fighter is aware of the challenges of playing in these conditions and wants to be fully prepared before the action gets going. The 39-year-old enjoys playing in England and has a phenomenal ODI record. In 27 matches, the right-hander amassed 1,428 runs at an average of 64.9 and hit seven hundreds – the most by a visiting batsman.

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Share an opinionRohit did not play much cricket due to a hamstring injury ahead of the ODI against Afghanistan but still managed to complete the task at a high level with a 79-run knock in Chennai. It wasn’t the smoothest of starts, but the former captain hit the right gear and looked at his best before being dismissed by Mohammed Nabi. India desperately need England firing on all cylinders as the T20I team is in the middle of a horror show. The batsmen have not been able to acclimatize and adapt to the conditions and are clearly hungover from playing in batting havens in the IPL. There were some concerns about Rohit’s fitness ahead of the Afghanistan game, but he has been coming on and batting without any problems and is in top form ahead of the matches in Birmingham, Cardiff and London.