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Rohit Sharma in action. (FILE photo)
Indian opener Rohit Sharma, since returning to the Indian set-up, has looked fitter and leaner. Former cricketer Amit Mishra reckoned that even when he used to play with him altough people called him “heavy”, Rohit was fit. He would recall that he could field well and was active.
“Rohit Sharma has made a comeback and is fit. He was fit before as well. I have played with him. People called him heavy, but I never felt that he was slow on the field or could not score runs. It was not like he would bat and go out; he would field as well and was active. Everyone has their opinion and perspective,” he said in a podcast on MensXP’s YouTube channel.
Mishra also gave his view on the fitness of players: “Everybody’s body is not the same. There is a difference. The type is different. Fitness is judged more on looks these days. To look lean. It is better to have a genuine body and maintain your fitness. Eat well, work hard, and you will stay fit. Take care of your diet and do things naturally,” he added.
“Don’t be fit to just look fit. There are many examples of those who made themselves look fit in short time, I will not take names, but later they have faced many issues with their body. It is better to have good sleep, eat well, do natural things. Go the gym, it is good, but also for running go out on the ground. You need to have that mindset,” Mishra said.
In the recently concluded ODI series against Australia, Rohit was announced the Player Of The Tournament in which he managed to amass 202 runs with a century in Sydney. Against South Africa in home conditions, the former Indian skipper managed to score 146 runs with one half-century.
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