Ahmedabad, Oct. 5 -- Rohit Sharma's early years in ODI cricket were a struggle, inconsistencies resulting in him being left out of the 2011 World Cup. The dejected but determined young Mumbai batter would take it as a catalyst to improve. He would link up with his Mumbai statemate Abhishek Nayar, shed excess kilos, tighten up his game and develop a burning desire to make it big. It helped that he was 24 then, with the prospects of a glittering career to look forward to if he put in the hard yards. Fourteen years on, in the twilight of his career, the Indian selectors have thrown him another challenge - by stripping him of the ODI captaincy. Rohit is left to prove his worth with runs, match after match, like his rookie days if he harbours an...