India, Oct. 6 -- While world cricket was abuzz with the handshake controversy that marred last month's Asia Cup and India's thrilling title win over Pakistan in Dubai, Rohit Sharma had already set his sights on the next challenge. According to a RevSportz report, even as the Suryakumar Yadav-led side battled through the Asia Cup campaign, the 38-year-old was quietly training at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, preparing for the ODI leg of the upcoming Australia tour.

The report said that starting September 16, Rohit spent almost a week at the CoE in Bengaluru, where he had initially arrived for the mandatory pre-season fitness test. His gruelling net sessions were "specifically tailored to the conditions and opposition...