Rohit Sharma recently won the Champions Trophy 2025
Fitness standards in cricket saw an uptick in the 21st century as the exposure to various areas of sports medicine increased due to various factors. While some players had raised their level in order to aid their game, the advent of T20s and the game becoming faster as a result pushed teams to take fitness seriously.
Indian cricket, which was chiefly known for their gifted batters and spinners until then, benefited greatly as their fielding and pace-bowling reserves improved. Players also started to take fitness and diet seriously along with treating injury recovery with equal care. Virat Kohli’s promotion to the captaincy also made Yo-Yo Test mandatory for players no matter their form.
AUSA-W
144/8
INDA-W
140/8
KNK
171/10
VSS
195/5
Vijayawada Sunshiners beat Kakinada Kings by 24 runs
BVB
141/3
ROR
139/10
Bhimavaram Bulls beat Royals of Rayalaseema by 7 wickets
AMR
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TBW
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SVL
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KNK
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PD
152/10
NDS
179/8
North Delhi Strikers won by 27 runs
WDL
156/7
EDR
158/8
East Delhi Riders beat West Delhi Lions by 2 runs
SDS
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NDT
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NDS
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WDL
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CRO
111/4
CYP
134/4
Cyprus beat Croatia by 23 runs
CRO
103/4
CYP
102/8
Croatia beat Cyprus by 6 wickets
CRO
107/4
CYP
110/2
Cyprus won by 8 wickets
ZGW
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ZAS
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ZAS
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RJM
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ZGW
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ZGA
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ZAS
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RJM
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ZGW
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KENT
238/8
DURH
239/3
Durham beat Kent by 7 wickets
SOM
250/7
LAN
254/8
Lancashire beat Somerset by 2 wickets
MID
256/5
SUSS
255/9
Middlesex beat Sussex by 5 wickets
DER
341/8
NOT
214/10
Derbyshire beat Nottinghamshire by 127 runs
BB
291/8
NOR
229/10
Birmingham Bears won by 62 runs
GLO
182/3
LEI
285/7
ESS
280/10
WOR
340/9
Worcestershire beat Essex by 60 runs
91YC
70/9
BCC
20/0
Bud Cricket Club beat 91 Yards Club by 10 wickets (D/L) method
NAJC
119/10
GUG
121/7
Guwahati Giants beat Nabajyoti Club by 3 wickets
CCC
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91YC
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NVR
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GUG
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TCC
117/8
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NCMI
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PCR
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CEC-A
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RTZ
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KRMPS
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GUJCC
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JOR
47/10
PRK
49/5
Perak beat Johor by 5 wickets
MEL
107/8
PENG
111/4
Penang beat Melaka by 6 wickets
SEL
76/1
KLPR
141/1
Selangor beat Kuala Lumpur by 9 wickets (D/L) method
GBM
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MGD
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BNB
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MYW
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MWW
96/7
HTW
107/10
Hubli Tigers Women beat Mysore Warriors Women by 11 runs
NPB
196/4
EAE
144/10
NPL Bears beat Eavion Eagles by 52 runs
PAJ
173/8
PMW
197/6
Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats beat Paratus Jets by 24 runs
IRE-W
155/4
PAK-W
156/2
Pakistan Women beat Ireland Women by 8 wickets
WI
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PAK
31/0
SLGY
163/6
SLGR
165/5
SLC Greens won by 5 wickets
SLGR
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SLBL
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AUS
178/10
SA
161/9
Australia beat South Africa by 17 runs
SOB
109/1
BIP
106/7
Southern Brave won by 9 wickets
TRR
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NOS
81/4
MAO
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LOS
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SBW-W
139/7
BIP-W
124/10
Southern Brave Women beat Birmingham Phoenix Women by 15 runs
TRW-W
128/8
NOS-W
129/2
Northern Superchargers Women beat Trent Rockets Women by 8 wickets
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SWE
152/7
FRA
153/8
France beat Sweden by 2 wickets
AUST
106/2
NOR
105/10
Austria won by 8 wickets
There are still anomalies in cricket, which still remains a skill-oriented sport with peak physical fitness acting as an amplifier. India’s ODI skipper Rohit Sharma was and is believed by many to belong to that category with many targeting his waist line as a reason for his dwindling performances in Test cricket before his recent retirement.
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However, since 2021 Rohit has played 100 matches across all formats and all competitions which former India strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai said was proof that he never neglected fitness unlike his critics’ beliefs.
“People assume Rohit doesn’t work hard on his fitness. Given his history, for him to lead at the highest level for four years with a game or two missed is significant. He cannot do that by fluke, right? He must be doing something right. Can he get better? Yes, 100%. He will be the first one to say that. But to assume that he doesn’t work hard is a bit much,” Desai told Indian Express in an interview.
Desai also heaped praise on Virat Kohli as a ‘model athlete’ for keeping himself in top shape for a long time.
“Both Rohit and Virat had the same team vision—to dominate world cricket —they approached it differently,” he said about the stalwarts’ individual approach.
Kohli and Rohit, who won three ICC trophies each, announced their retirement from T20Is last year soon after they won the 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies. Both the former skippers announced their retirement from Test cricket during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
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