Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma trained with Mumbai for the Ranji Trophy's resumption, carrying a lean patch in recent months. Calls for top batters like Rohit and Virat Kohli to return to domestic cricket grow louder as both have struggled in Tests.

Mumbai: India’s batters, especially skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, are under the scanner for repeated failures following the Test series loss in Australia. Although the next assignment is white-ball cricket – Champions Trophy – the selectors and the cricket board have directed the batters to grind it out in Ranji Trophy,

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.