Watch: Rohit Sharma’s hand gesture goes viral during practice ahead of NZ vs IND ODI series 2026

Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were in a light mood during their first practice session ahead of the five-match ODI series between India and New Zealand, which begins on November 04 at the Eden Park in Auckland. During that session, Rohit’s hand gesture went viral on social media platforms.  

Rohit was also on break after the end of the three-match ODI series against the West Indies at home, when he smashed two half-centuries, one of which came during the third encounter in New Chandigarh when the blue brigade was under immense pressure. 

Rohit Sharma’s viral hand gesture in the nets: Watch what happened during practice

The cheerful interaction of Rohit and Virat Kohli has given the supporters and the fans another glimpse of the bond between the two influential figures of Indian cricket. Both remain the central figures in the ODI plans of the national side ahead of the World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.

Watch the moment here- 

During the interaction, Rohit made a gesture with his hands, which went viral on social media platforms. The fans compared the hand gesture with memes and started to comment. Both the senior players were seen to be in a refreshing mood ahead of the series, which is great news for the visitors.

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Rohit has an average record in New Zealand with 437 runs in 13 innings of the 50-over format at an average of 36.41 and a strike rate of 72.95, with the help of four half-centuries at the best score of 87 runs.

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Rohit will feature for India in all five ODIs of the series. That will be good preparation for the veteran, who has already retired from the T20Is and Tests for the national side and keeps his focus only on the 50-over format.

The Nagpur-born has also, according to the Indian Express, expressed his wish to be available for the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Mumbai. But at first, his aim is the New Zealand series, beginning at the Eden Park on November 04.

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India’s squad for the first three ODIs vs NZ: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wk.), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy (only for the first ODI), Auqib Nabi

India’s squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs vs NZ: Shreyas Iyer (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wk., vice-captain), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (w.k), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav