As captain, Rohit faced some significant challenges. Before the Test series against Australia, India suffered their first home Test series defeat in 12 years, losing 0-3 to New Zealand. This was also India's first-ever whitewash in a home Test series since 2000.

Rohit Sharma returns to domestic cricket as Mumbai faces Jammu and Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy on January 23, 2024, at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC. The match starts at 9:30 AM IST and will be streamed on Jio Cinema.

The second phase of the Ranji Trophy season got underway today with India's Test stars also featuring in some of the matches following the directive of the BCCI. However, the likes of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant,

Indian cricket team 's skipper Rohit Sharma has returned to domestic red-ball cricket after eight years. He is playing for Mumbai in their next Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir. This marks Rohit's first appearance in the Ranji Trophy since November 2015, when he played for Mumbai against Uttar Pradesh.

Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane has backed his team-mate Rohit Sharma to "get a big one" as the India Test captain returns to the Ranji Trophy after low returns in his last eight Tests this season. In the three Tests in Australia and five at home before that,

Rohit Sharma will be making his Ranji Trophy return after a 10-year absence. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant's Delhi will take on Ravindra Jadeja's Saurashtra in Rajkot.

Ajinkya Rahane said that India's Test and ODI skipper Rohit Sharma is still 'hungry' and 'determined' to do well as he gears up for Ranji return.