India, Oct. 8 -- Retired from T20I cricket, retired from Test cricket, and now removed from captaincy of the Indian ODI team, there were plenty of eyes on how Rohit Sharma would conduct himself with only one format and IPL cricket lined up for him. However, a first public appearance in quite a few months has seen the 38-year-old emerge looking as sharp as ever, work clearly having gone into maintaining and even improving his fitness in recent months.

Appearing at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards in Mumbai this week, Rohit Sharma's return to a lean look turned eyes, as he was felicitated for leading India to the ICC Champions Trophy triumph in 2025. There have been some question marks over Rohit's fitness in recent years, as age saw him gai...