[WATCH] "10 Kgs down..."- Abhishek Nayar reveals Rohit Sharma's fitness to prepare for AUS vs IND 2025 ODI series
Watch the interaction where the former Indian coach, Abhishek Nayar, has opened up on how the former Indian captain, Rohit Sharma, prepared himself ahead of the three-match ODI series against Australia down under.
Rohit Sharma lost his captaincy in the ODI format ahead of the three-match ODI series against Australia down under, as Shubman Gill was appointed the new leader for the three encounters. Before the fixtures, his pictures impressed his fans as he seemed quite light and more fit towards the end of his career.
Abhishek Nayar, the former Indian coach, who spent a lot of time with Rohit before the latter’s departure to Australia, revealed how the Nagpur-born worked in this department to be his fittest version for the series down under.
“Even I didn’t imagine that his weight would come down this much. We had tried this earlier, but the consistency that is needed for training and nutrition wasn’t there due to some tournaments or other events coming up. We had an uninterrupted 3 months here. To sum it up, for the first 5 weeks, it was a bodybuilder’s mindset where he was trying to train, completely lean down.” Nayar expressed during a recent interaction on Star Sports.
Watch: Abhishek Nayar talks about Rohit Sharma’s fitness ahead of AUS vs IND 2025 ODIs
Rohit didn’t have a great time in the opening clash of the ODI series at the Optus Stadium in Perth. He made just eight runs, including one boundary, before getting an outside edge into the hands of the slip fielders against Josh Hazlewood.
“He was doing 700-800 reps of every body part. And then finishing every session with a 15-20 minute CrossFit fit, which is more cardio-based and movement-based. So it was 6 days a week, 3 hrs. a day, every single day for 3 months. It was non-stop. But the game doesn’t end there. We had to bring a change in his food habits.” The former Mumbai batter addressed.
“It was his commitment to go home and not indulge in the famous vadapav and everything else people talk about. That was his commitment to the sport. When your body loses weight, there’s a lot of change in the way you move, how you feel, so it was time to bring that into effect. So, it was a lot of hard work. To be a body builder, lean and athletic.” Abhishek Nayar explained.
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