India's captain Rohit Sharma is expected to attend the Champions Trophy opening ceremony in Pakistan, scheduled for February 16 or 17.

Rohit was the first to respond to that summons. He began Tuesday morning padded up and in whites with the Mumbai Ranji team at the Wankhede Stadium. It was hours of toil in the maidans that had helped Rohit polish his talent and rise to prominence.

The 37-year-old took part in a morning practice session which lasted a couple of hours at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Rohit batted with Mumbai stalwart and his India teammate Ajinkya Rahane during the session. Rohit last played for Mumbai in a Ranji game way back in 2015 against Uttar Pradesh.

Rohit Sharma has yet to be confirm if he will be part of Mumbai's upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir

India captain Rohit Sharma, who dropped himself due to poor form against Australia in Sydney recently, had his first post-tour red-ball practice session with the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

Rohit, who might not be in the mix for the Ranji Trophy, has had a poor run of form over the last many months in Test cricket

Embattled India captain Rohit Sharma practised with the Mumbai team here on Tuesday as the side geared up for the resumption of Ranji Trophy from January 23 but there was no clarity on whether he woul