Former India coach Abhishek Nayar has opened up on Rohit Sharma ’s remarkable fitness transformation, revealing the thought process behind the India skipper’s 11-kilo weight loss and his vision for the 2027 World Cup. “I think there’s been a lot of talk about the weight loss,” Nayar told JioHotstar at the start of the match. “The initial parts were about obviously getting fitter, getting leaner. I spoke about this before. There was this spitting image of him walking out of the airport, you know, after his holiday in the UK. So that was something he wanted to change. He wanted to come back.” According to Nayar, the transformation wasn’t just about aesthetics — it was a long-term plan with 2027 ODI World Cup in mind. “The outlook was obviously the 2027 World Cup — to be fit

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