India, Oct. 10 -- After having been stripped of the ODI captaincy, Rohit Sharma will have a lot to prove in the upcoming three-match series against Australia, beginning on October 19 in Perth. The right-hander, who has the record of the highest individual score in ODIs, will look to set the stage on fire against Australia, who have recalled Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood into the squad. The 38-year-old has his task cut out, and now the onus is on him to prove he's still got it and can board the flight to South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe for the 2027 World Cup.

As the upcoming series draws closer, Rohit was seen grinding it out at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Friday morning. The former ODI captain was seen practising against pacers at f...