India, April 17 -- Rohit Sharma is at that point in his career where one injury or one bad series could spell doom. Approaching 39, he has put in a lot of hard work - arguably more than what Virat Kohli did in 2012-13. To lose those many kilos, at this age, is no child's play. But he's put in the effort, knowing he has one last shot at realising his biggest dream, one that was snatched away from him twice - the 50-overs World Cup.

November 19 still stings. Boy, there will never be another October-November of 2023. The entire country celebrated it like a festival. Nothing else mattered. And then, to have it taken away so brutally pains to this day. But it also spurred Rohit to go on and win the 2024 T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy....