The Nagpur-born batsman did not play since the exhilarating night in the 2025 champions trophy final in Dubai against New Zealand. The Men in Blue were victors of the coveted trophy in their third attempt and the Indian captain was declared the Player of the Match thanks to his 76 innings.
Gautam Gambhir, the coach of India, had taken on board Nayar whose contract has been cancelled by the BCCI. In March, he assisted the Men in Blue to win the 2025 Champions Trophy in the United Arab Emirates. Dubey has in the meantime partnered with Mumbai Indians (MI) which is a leading Indian cricket team in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 38-year-old stated in the video that was posted to X:
“That’s Abhishek Nayar, by the way. Whether he plays, whether he coaches and whether he is on his bed. he is always stiff.”
In response, Nayar said:
“I’m flexible when I coach.”
Rohit Sharma and Amit Dubey both laughed at the joke, with the former stating:
“Kya Dubey ji, itna khush kyun ho rahe ho bhai? (Dubey ji, why are you so happy?)”
Rohit Sharma having fun with Abhishek Nayar.😂❤️ pic.twitter.com/ucFD6krU9h
— 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) September 9, 2025A few days ago, the Indian opener was also spotted at Mumbai’s Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, which sparked rumors that he was ill.
Rohit Sharma set to return for India during Australia tour
Rohit Sharma (born Nagpur) was last playing in the 2025 Champions Trophy final in Dubai, where he won India the match with his 76 against New Zealand being the match-winning hit and earned him the Player of the Match award and India won the third time.
Having left T20Is and Tests, Rohit now has a newly-induced ODIs only and will resume with the October tour of Australia. His last performance was in IPL 2025 where he made a total of 418 runs in 15 matches with a strike rate of 149.28 but his Mumbai Indians were beaten by Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2.
