Rohit Sharma gets warm reception at Mumbai airport after returning from AUS vs IND 2025 ODIs [Watch]

Star India batter Rohit Sharma received a warm welcome at the Mumbai Airport upon his return from Australia following the three-match ODI series. Although the Men in Blue went down 2-1, the Mumbai-born batter impressed with the bat and was named Player of the Series.

Across the three games, the opener accumulated 202 runs at an average of 101.00 and a strike rate of 85.59, including a fifty and an unbeaten 121 in the final ODI in Sydney on Saturday, October 25. Upon his arrival back in the country on Monday, he was greeted by enthusiastic fans at the airport, where he signed autographs before departing in his black Range Rover.

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The 38-year-old has now represented India in 276 ODIs, scoring 11,370 runs in 268 innings at an impressive average of 49.22 and a strike rate of 92.66. His tally includes 59 half-centuries and 33 centuries.

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“We can't play without him” - Former cricketer’s massive statement on Rohit Sharma

As Rohit Sharma starred in the ODI series against Australia, former India opener Kris Srikkanth stated that the Mumbai batter is a definite inclusion for the 2027 World Cup and that the team cannot function without him. Speaking on his YouTube channel, the 65-year-old said:

"Rohit is a certainty in the 2027 World Cup. We can't play without him and Virat Kohli. Rohit Sharma has lost 11 Kgs and looks super fit. It was the old Rohit Sharma, with the touch game. He was batting with such ease and playing the ball so late." "Don't bring up this whole age issue that he's touching 40. He's fit, batting well and catching brilliantly at slips. What else do you need? He's playing with such ease like he did in the 2019 World Cup. Only thing is he didn't get to the seventh or eighth gear and kept going at third and fourth gear,” he added.

Meanwhile, Rohit is expected to return to action in the three-match ODI series against South Africa, scheduled to begin on November 30.

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Edited by Dev Sharma